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The Scenario;

• 01. 2 new text attributes added to a dimension
  02. an unrelated requirement to replace files in data directory from previous day backup
  03. [server restarted with backed up data dir]
  04. ...
  05. the 2 attributes are subsequently added back
  06. attrs() in t.i. and =dbra() in worksheet can't read from those 2 attributes
  07. ?!?
  08. the 2 attributes are deleted
  09. the same 2 attributes are added again
  10. attrs() and =dbra() on the exact same attributes now start to work
  11. [no }ElementAttributes_ unloaded or server bounce involved after the restart]

only theory i have is that it was conflicting with the attribute names which were replaced by
the file replace in data directory, then where would it store that info

I have had this one before. It retains the text attribute setting in cached memory. The only way I have found to solve this issue is to restart the service. If you do a search you'll probably find a post already covering this issue,

Jim.