diff --git a/chapters/annotations.tex b/chapters/annotations.tex
index 46fc21e3d..a5f7fa241 100644
--- a/chapters/annotations.tex
+++ b/chapters/annotations.tex
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ \subsection{Annotations for Figures}\label{annotations-for-figures}
 \begin{lstlisting}[language=modelica]
 record Figure
   String title = "" "Title meant for display";
-  String identifier "Identifier meant for programmatic access";
+  String identifier = "" "Identifier meant for programmatic access";
   String group = "" "Name of plot group";
   Boolean preferred = false "Automatically display figure after simulation";
   Plot[:] plots "Plots";
-  String caption "Figure caption";
+  String caption = "" "Figure caption";
 end Figure;
 \end{lstlisting}
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \subsection{Annotations for Figures}\label{annotations-for-figures}
 \begin{lstlisting}[language=modelica]
 record Plot
   String title "Title meant for display";
-  String identifier "Identifier meant for programmatic access";
+  String identifier = "" "Identifier meant for programmatic access";
   Curve[:] curves "Plot curves";
   Axis x "X axis properties";
   Axis y "Y axis properties";
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ \subsection{Annotations for Figures}\label{annotations-for-figures}
 The \lstinline!identifier! in \lstinline!Figure! and \lstinline!Plot! is an optional \lstinline!String! identifier, and is intended to identify the
 \lstinline!Figure! and \lstinline!Plot! for programmatic access.  The \lstinline!figures! annotation is inherited in the sense that each class has
 a collection of figures comprised by the contents of the \lstinline!figures! annotation in the class itself, as well as the \lstinline!figures! annotations
-from any base classes.  A \lstinline!Figure! must be uniquely identified by its \lstinline!identifier! and a class having it in its collection.  This
+from any base classes. A \lstinline!Figure! must be uniquely identified by its \lstinline!identifier! and a class having it in its collection.  This
 means that a \lstinline!Figure! \lstinline!identifier! must be unique among all \lstinline!Figure! annotations within the same \lstinline!figures!
 annotation as well as among all \lstinline!figures! annotations from inherited classes.  A \lstinline!Plot! \lstinline!identifier! on the other hand
 is only required to be unique among the \lstinline!plots! in the the same \lstinline!Figure! annotation.
+If the identifier is an empty string it cannot be used for programmatic access and is exempt from the uniqueness requirement.
 
 \begin{nonnormative}
 For \lstinline!Figure!, this makes it possible to reference the plot from a