A UDA type of attribute is defined and assigned to elements using the LEXICON module by the system or project administrator. A UDA is just like any other attribute but may be specific to the company or the particular project. The setting of the UDA is up to the user, although it may have been set to a default value. Changing this is the same as with all other attributes. Their current values may be found by querying the items attributes. A UDA can be recognised by the colon placed in front of it: