bug and documentation fixes for parameters vs. appConfiguration in view metadata

[keighrim]

fixes #296

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 64.57%. Comparing base (2e17531) to head (ad8ea9a).
⚠️ Report is 11 commits behind head on develop.

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##           develop     #301      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage    63.85%   64.57%   +0.72%     
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  Files            9        9              
  Lines         1126     1149      +23     
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+ Hits           719      742      +23     
  Misses         407      407              

Flag	Coverage Δ
unittests	64.57% <100.00%> (+0.72%)	⬆️

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