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ADD ENTITY-TYPE-ATTRIBUTE 

Adds attributes to an entity type's attribute list.

Syntax 

     A[DD] E[NTITY-]T[YPE-]A[TTRIBUTE] entity-type-name 
          ;A[TTRIBUTE] = attribute-name1 
                       [,attribute-name2]
                                .
                                .
                                .
                       [,attribute-nameN]
                       .

Parameters 

entity-type-name      Name of the entity type to which attributes are
                      added.

attribute-name(N)     Name of the attribute to be added.

Description 

All attributes and the entity type specified must already exist in the
dictionary.

You can specify any number of attributes, but the maximum number of
attributes associated with an entity type may not be more than 128.  No
attribute may appear more than once in an entity type's attribute list.
If you specify more than one attribute, the operation continues until the
end of the attribute list, even if an error occurs with any previous
attribute.

Open Mode:       Customization

Scope            DA scope or any scope with extend capability

Example 

The following example adds the attributes terminal-type and manufacturer
to the entity type terminal.

     >ADD ENTITY-TYPE-ATTRIBUTE terminal; 
     >>ATTRIBUTE = terminal-type, manufacturer. 
     >

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