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Attribute Definition Report

The Attribute Definition Report defines attributes of entities in a specified model, subject area, or subset by providing the following information for each:

• Entity type/entity subtype to which the attribute belongs
• Object ID of entity and subtypes
• Attribute name (including an alias if one exists)
• Attribute object ID
• Description (if one exists)
• Classifying attribute (only if the attribute is a classifying value for a subtype)
• Source category (type)-basic, derived, designed, or auto number
• Optionality-mandatory or optional
• Sensitivity-case sensitivity
• National Language Support (NLS)
• Domain-text, number, date, or time
• Number of characters
• Number of decimals (only if DOMAIN is NUMBER)
• Default value or algorithm (if one exists)
• Permitted values (if any exist)
• Description for permitted value (if one exists)

The attribute definition of an entity type consists of the fields listed above.

• If the attribute belongs to an entity subtype, an additional field lists the subtype below the entity type.
• If an alias exists for an attribute, it appears in parentheses below the attribute name.
• If the data model supports the double-byte character set, NLS is marked G. Otherwise, the value of NLS is blank.