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About UDA's
         
          UDA(User Defined Attributes) are define the characteristics of members.It groups the related
item together.
Eg: Market
           |__India
                    |__SI
                          |__AP{UDA : Small}
                          |__TN{UDA: Medium}
                          |__UP{UDA: Large}
                          |__Delhi{UDA: Small}
  *UDA can associated with either dense or sparse dimension.
  *The main difference between UDA and alias is alias may only be attached to one member
       where as UDA can associated with many members.
  *UDA offer a way to simplify and make ongoing operation of your database more efficient.
  *There is no storage space reserved for UDA's. So doesn't impact on database.
  *UDA's doesn't impact on Calculation scripts , Inherit calculation and Reports.
  *To create UDA manually, write click on any member and click edit member properties, Click               UDA tab. Enter a UDA name next to the ASSIGN text box and click assign. Click ok.