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# newAttribute()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/execution/attribute/factory.ts
- Guides: [Working with attributes](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/data-layer/data-model/attributes/index.md)

Creates a new attribute with the specified display form ref and optional modifications and localIdentifier.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function newAttribute(displayFormRefOrId: ObjRef | Identifier, modifications?: AttributeModifications): IAttribute;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| displayFormRefOrId | [ObjRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.objref/index.md) \| [Identifier](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.identifier/index.md) | ref or identifier of the attribute display form |
| modifications | [AttributeModifications](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.attributemodifications/index.md) | _(Optional)_ optional modifications (e.g. alias, etc.) |

**Returns:**

[IAttribute](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.iattribute/index.md)