You can create your own UDAs (user-defined attributes) for dimensions and members. A UDA is a word or phrase; for example, you might create a UDA called Big Market to identify any market that sells more than a certain amount. Use UDAs in calculation scripts and report scripts.
When creating UDAs for members or dimensions, consider the following guidelines:
You can define multiple UDAs on a single member or dimension.
You cannot define the same UDA twice on the same member or dimension.
You can define the same UDA on different members and dimensions.
A UDA can use the same name as a member, alias, level, or generation. When you name UDAs, follow the naming conventions in Naming Restrictions for Essbase Studio.
You cannot create a UDA on Essbase shared members.
A UDA applies to only a specified member. Descendants and ancestors of the member do not automatically receive the UDA.