diff --git a/specification/metrics/datamodel.md b/specification/metrics/datamodel.md
index 3e25700b620..7376b022c35 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/datamodel.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/datamodel.md
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ The algorithm is scheduled out as follows:
 When the next delta sum reported for a given metric stream does not align with
 where we expect it, one of several things could have occurred:
 
-- the process reporting metrics was rebooted, leading to a new reporting
+- The process reporting metrics was rebooted, leading to a new reporting
   interval for the metric.
 - A Single-Writer principle violation where multiple processes are reporting the
   same metric stream.
@@ -1161,7 +1161,10 @@ that some data was lost, and reset the counter.
 We detect alignment via two mechanisms:
 
 - If the incoming delta time interval has significant overlap with the previous
-  time interval, we assume a violation of the single-writer principle.
+  time interval, we assume a violation of the single-writer principle and can be handled with one of the following options:
+  - Simply report the inconsistencies in time intervals, as the error condition could be caused by a misconfiguration.
+  - Eliminate the overlap / deduplicate on the receiver side.
+  - Correct the inconsistent time intervals by differentiating the given `Resource` and `Attribute` set used from overlapping time.
 - If the incoming delta time interval has a significant gap from the last seen
   time, we assume some kind of reboot/restart and reset the cumulative counter.
 
@@ -1329,7 +1332,9 @@ An [OpenTelemetry Gauge](#gauge) MUST be converted to a Prometheus Gauge.
 
 - If the aggregation temporality is cumulative and the sum is monotonic, it MUST be converted to a Prometheus Counter.
 - If the aggregation temporality is cumulative and the sum is non-monotonic, it MUST be converted to a Prometheus Gauge.
-- If the aggregation temporality is delta and the sum is monotonic, it SHOULD be converted to a cumulative temporality and become a Prometheus Sum
+- If the aggregation temporality is delta and the sum is monotonic, it SHOULD be converted to a cumulative temporality and become a Prometheus Sum. The following behaviors are expected:
+  - The new data point type must be the same as the accumulated data point type.
+  - The new data point's start time must match the time of the accumulated data point. If not, see [detecting alignment issues].(#sums-detecting-alignment-issues).
 - Otherwise, it MUST be dropped.
 
 Sum metric points MUST have `_total` added as a suffix to the metric name.