ATTRIBUTE

This table holds catalog entry attributes used for descriptive or SKU resolution purposes. An attribute stored in this table is for a single catalog entry and is not shared between catalog entries. Attribute dictionary attributes are stored in the ATTR table.

Column Descriptions:

Name	Type	Description
ATTRIBUTE_ID	BIGINT NOT NULL	The internal reference number of the attribute.
LANGUAGE_ID	INTEGER NOT NULL	The language to which this attribute pertains to For a list of language components, see the LANGUAGE table.
ATTRTYPE_ID	CHAR (16) NOT NULL	The type of the corresponding attribute value. Foreign key to the ATTRTYPE table.
NAME	VARCHAR (254)	The name given to this attribute.
SEQUENCE	DOUBLE NOT NULL DEFAULT 0	A sequence number that determines the display order of attributes for a given product.
DESCRIPTION	VARCHAR (254)	The attribute description.
CATENTRY_ID	BIGINT	The reference number of the product to which this attribute belongs.
DESCRIPTION2	VARCHAR (254)	An additional description field for this attribute.
FIELD1	VARCHAR (254)	Customizable.
OID	VARCHAR (64)	Reserved for IBM internal use.
USAGE	CHAR (1) DEFAULT '1'	A code that represents the purpose of the attribute. NULL or "1" indicates SKU-resolution. "2" indicates a descriptive attribute and should not be used to resolve SKUs. The values NULL and "0" through "9" are reserved for IBM internal use.
QTYUNIT_ID	CHAR (16)	The units in which this attribute is measured.
GROUPNAME	VARCHAR (64)	Specifies the name of the group of attributes. All related attributes should be created with the same group name.
NOTEINFO	VARCHAR (64)	Auxiliary attribute data such as a footnote.
MULTITYPE	CHAR (1)	Reserved for IBM internal use.
OPTCOUNTER	SMALLINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0	The optimistic concurrency control counter for the table. Every time there is an update to the table, the counter is incremented.

Indexes:

Name	Column Names	Type
<SYSTEM-GENERATED>	ATTRIBUTE_ID+LANGUAGE_ID	Primary Key
I0000019	CATENTRY_ID+LANGUAGE_ID+NAME	Unique Index
I0000298	GROUPNAME+SEQUENCE	Non-Unique Index

Constrained By Parent Tables:

Constraint	Columns	Parent Table	Parent Columns	Type
F_1018	QTYUNIT_ID	QTYUNIT	QTYUNIT_ID	Cascade
F_69	CATENTRY_ID	CATENTRY	CATENTRY_ID	Cascade
F_70	ATTRTYPE_ID	ATTRTYPE	ATTRTYPE_ID	Cascade
F_71	LANGUAGE_ID	LANGUAGE	LANGUAGE_ID	Cascade

Referenced By Child Tables:

Constraint	Columns	Child Table	Child Columns	Type
F_590	ATTRIBUTE_ID+LANGUAGE_ID	PKGATTR	ATTRIBUTE_ID+LANGUAGE_ID	Cascade
F_75	ATTRIBUTE_ID+LANGUAGE_ID	ATTRVALUE	ATTRIBUTE_ID+LANGUAGE_ID	Cascade

Related reference
Attribute data model
Package data model