Create User-Defined Attributes

On the User-defined Attributes tab, you can create, assign, and unassign user-defined attributes (UDAs). A UDA is a word or phrase that describes the member. For example, you might create a UDA called Major Market and assign it to all members in the outline that are part of a major market, as defined by your organization.

Like attributes, UDAs are used to filter data retrievals. Unlike attributes, UDAs have no built-in calculation functionality. However, UDAs can be assigned to dense and sparse dimensions, whereas attributes can be assigned to only sparse dimensions. Also, a UDA can be assigned to any level or generation in a dimension.

1. On the applications page, expand <yourapplication>.
2. Click the Actions menu to the right of the cube name and select Outline.
3. Click Edit.
4. Highlight a member to which you would like to assign a UDA.
5. Right click the member and select Inspect.
6. Click the User-defined Attributes tab.
7. In the User-defined Attributes field, enter a UDA name and press the Enter key.
8. Click Apply and Close to create the UDA for the dimension and assign the new UDA to the member.
9. Click Save to save the outline.