Types of Attributes

Types of Attributes:-
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1) Display Attribute:-
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* Completely Dependent on the Charectristic.
* It always gives the present truth.

2) Navigational Attribute:-
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* It acts as a Charcteristic in the reporting.
* It always gives the present truth.
* Technical Name - YG_CNO__YG_CNAME.

3) Exclusive Attribute:-
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* When we unselect Attribute only checkbox it becomes an Exclusive Attribute, So it can used as a Characteristic in the cube - giving fact.

4) Time - Dependent Attribute:-
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* when we see the attribute value changing and if we want to maintain all the values of attribute with respective to different Time intervals we go for Time - Dependent Attribute.
* All Time dependent attributes will be stored in table  - /Q
* /Q table will by default holds DATE-TO AND DATE-FROM fields.
* in /Q table DATE-To filed will be acting as part of Primary Key.
* Value can be controlled by using Key date of the Query in the query properties.

5) Time Dependent NAvigational Attribute
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6) Compounding Attribute:-
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* Superior Info Object
* When the Value of One Info Object is Dependent on the Value of Another Info Object - we go for compounding.
* 0SOURSYSTEM
Ex:- 0mat_plant

7) Transitive Attribute:-
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* Second Level of Navigational Attribute.