---
title: uddiUseType
description: The value of this attribute holds text describing a type of contact or address.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-uddiUseType
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-uddiUseType.html
---

# uddiUseType

The value of this attribute holds text describing a type of contact or address.

Examples: `technical contact`, `billing department`.

|                             |                                                                        |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *OID*                       | 1.3.6.1.1.10.4.7                                                       |
| *Names*                     | uddiUseType                                                            |
| *Description*               | name of convention the referenced document follows                     |
| *Syntax*                    | [DirectoryString](s-DirectoryString.html)                              |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreMatch](mr-caseIgnoreMatch.html)                             |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [caseIgnoreOrderingMatch](mr-caseIgnoreOrderingMatch.html)             |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch](mr-caseIgnoreSubstringsMatch.html)         |
| *Single value*              | true                                                                   |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                                   |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                                       |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 4403](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4403)              |
| *Schema file*               | 03-uddiv3.ldif                                                         |
| *Used by*                   | [uddiAddress](oc-uddiAddress.html), [uddiContact](oc-uddiContact.html) |