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Property or characteristic of an object. An attribute is an object type component.
The attributes of an object are specified and implemented as part of the object type definition in the Business Object Repository.
Attributes can be used to formulate conditions in the workflow definition. At runtime, the attribute values are read/calculated, and can also be used to control the workflow.
Object type attributes can provide data in the following forms:
Key fields are also attribues of the object type. They are used to identify an object as well.
Examples of attributes of the object type MATERIAL: