Create a USDA

LEXICON User Guide

User System Defined Attributes : Create a USDA

A USDA must be created below a UDA Group (UGRO) element. To create a USDA, select Create > USDA: User system defined attribute from the main menu bar. A USDA element is created and is displayed in the Dictionary Explorer.

After the creation of a new USDA, the following attributes in the Current Element Editor must be populated. Dependent upon the attribute chosen, determines which other related attributes are enabled or disabled accordingly.


Name	Enter a valid name for the USDA in the text box, (special characters are not allowed).
Description	Enter a brief description of the USDA to be created or modified.
System attribute	Enter the underlining system attribute to which the USDA is to be applied. To select from a list of system attributes click the icon to open the Select System Attribute window. Refer to Select System Attribute for further information.
Element types	Contains the list of element types for which the USDA is valid, up to 100 element types may be set. To set the Element types, click the icon to open the Select Element Types window. Refer to Select Element Types for further information.
Category	Enter a value to allow the USDA to be grouped together on the attributes form within other modules.
Hidden	This attribute holds a logical value, setting this to true will indicate that the UDA will be hidden from the ‘Q ATT’ command and from the attribute form within other Modules. Querying of the individual UDA will not be effected by this setting.