User Defined Attributes (UDA)
An Essbase UDA is a descriptive word or tag about an outline member. Similar to an alias, the main difference is that an alias may only be attached to one member. A UDA can be attached to many members.
What the UDA offers is a way to simplify and make the ongoing operations of your database more efficient.
For example, because forecasting analytics is one of the most common uses for an OLAP system, the users deal with time periods that fall into three distinct categories. In any Essbase database outline, you will have historical time periods, actual time periods, and forecast time periods. Typically, the data you have ...
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