2.2.4.67 Attribute

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The Attribute complex type specifies a master data attribute, including its identification and data value.

The following is the XML schema definition of the Attribute complex type.

Applies to MDS 2008R2

 <xs:complexType name="Attribute">
     <xs:sequence>
       <xs:element xmlns:q478="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09" minOccurs="0" name="Identifier" nillable="true" type="q478:Identifier">
         <xs:annotation>
           <xs:appinfo>
             <DefaultValue EmitDefaultValue="false" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" />
           </xs:appinfo>
         </xs:annotation>
       </xs:element>
       <xs:element xmlns:q479="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09" minOccurs="0" name="Type" type="q479:AttributeValueType" />
       <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Value" nillable="true" type="xs:anyType">
         <xs:annotation>
           <xs:appinfo>
             <DefaultValue EmitDefaultValue="false" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" />
           </xs:appinfo>
         </xs:annotation>
       </xs:element>
     </xs:sequence>
   </xs:complexType>

Applies to MDS 2012

       <xs:complexType name="Attribute">
         <xs:complexContent mixed="false">
           <xs:extension xmlns:q219="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/masterdataservices/2009/09" base="q219:DataContractBase">
             <xs:sequence>
               <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Identifier" nillable="true" type="q219:Identifier">
                 <xs:annotation>
                   <xs:appinfo>
                     <DefaultValue xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" EmitDefaultValue="false"/>
                   </xs:appinfo>
                 </xs:annotation>
               </xs:element>
               <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="TransactionAnnotation" nillable="true" type="xs:string">
                 <xs:annotation>
                   <xs:appinfo>
                     <DefaultValue xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" EmitDefaultValue="false"/>
                   </xs:appinfo>
                 </xs:annotation>
               </xs:element>
               <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Type" type="q219:AttributeValueType"/>
               <xs:element minOccurs="0" name="Value" nillable="true" type="xs:anyType">
                 <xs:annotation>
                   <xs:appinfo>
                     <DefaultValue xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" EmitDefaultValue="false"/>
                   </xs:appinfo>
                 </xs:annotation>
               </xs:element>
             </xs:sequence>
           </xs:extension>
         </xs:complexContent>
       </xs:complexType>

Identifier: Specifies the Identifier of the attribute metadata object.

TransactionAnnotation: Specifies the annotation of a transaction. (MDS 2012 only)

Type: Specifies the AttributeValueType or the type of value that is stored by the attribute.

Value: Specifies the value that is assigned to the master data attribute as a variant data type.