When using Honeycomb to modify VPP interface configuration categories:
ipv4, ippv6, ethernet, routing, l2

The changes are applied to Honeycomb configuration data and to VPP, but do not appear in Honeycomb operational data.

Included karaf log (trace level for fd.io and org.openvpp packages) of setting ipv4 address with the following PUT command, then retrieving operational data:
{
"name": "GigabitEthernet0/8/0",
"type": "iana-if-type:ethernetCsmacd",
"enabled": "false",
"ietf-ip:ipv4": {
"enabled": "true",
"address": [

]
}
}