Differences between UDA and attribute?

Sno
UDA
Attribute
1
UDA is a flag or label
Attribute is a member
2
Through UDA’s we can group and analyze both dense and sparse dimension members
Through attributes we can group and analyze the sparse dimension members only
3
We can associate one or more UDA’s to one standard dimension members
We can associate only one attribute member to the standard dimension member
4
UDA’s can associate at any level or at any generation
Attribute members can associate at same generation or any level
5
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We can use attribute types like Boolean, text, numeric, date
6
Calculations are not possible
Calculations possible through five functions like sum, count, min, max, avg
7
We can use UDA’s  in calc scripts
We can’t use attribute members in calc scripts

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