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title: "About Attribute Types"
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# About Attribute Types

The Attribute Type describes the kind of data used by the Attribute Object when formatting the Object Property (fields). The IDI platform supplies basic Attribute Types, such as Integer, Decimal, and Date. You can create new attribute types based on these types. The IDI platform includes some special attribute types, such as Object, Collection and Reference which are used by the attribute engine to identify attribute objects, collection objects, and references to child objects.

Attribute Types can be re-used by a common element. For example, an Attribute Type named TelephoneNumber could have the same properties as a billing number, a service number, and so on.

The Attribute Type is used as the "definition" of an Object Property. This determines what kind of data the Object Property will accept.

See also:

[About Attributes](/v1/docs/attributes)

[Creating an Attribute Type](/v1/docs/creating-an-attribute-type)

[Deleting an Attribute Type](/v1/docs/deleting-an-attribute-type)