---
title: inheritAttribute
description: Holds the name of a collective attribute to inherit.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-inheritAttribute
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-inheritAttribute.html
---

# inheritAttribute

Holds the name of a collective attribute to inherit.

|                             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.4.1.26027.1.1.625                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| *Names*                     | inheritAttribute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Syntax*                    | [IA5String](s-IA5String.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreIA5Match](mr-caseIgnoreIA5Match.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreIA5SubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreIA5SubstringsMatch.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| *Single value*              | false: multiple values allowed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| *Origin*                    | OpenDS Directory Server                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| *Used by*                   | [inheritedCollectiveAttributeSubentry](oc-inheritedCollectiveAttributeSubentry.html), [inheritedFromDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry](oc-inheritedFromDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry.html), [inheritedFromRDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry](oc-inheritedFromRDNCollectiveAttributeSubentry.html) |