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 # Get Attributes

 Last update: 16.07.2025 

Find out about the database schema by accessing the `attributes` property of the **Table** object.

## Connect to MI

```python
from GRANTA_MIScriptingToolkit import granta as mpy

mi = mpy.connect('http://my.server.name/mi_servicelayer', autologon=True)

```

## Get table

Get a database, then set the unit system for the **Database** object.

```python
db = mi.get_db(db_key='MI_Training')
db.unit_system = 'Metric'
db.unit_system

```

*Previous cell output:*

```output
'Metric'

```

Get a table from the database.

```python
tab = db.get_table('Training Exercise for Import')
tab

```

*Previous cell output:*

```output
<Table name: Training Exercise for Import, subsets: {'Materials'}>

```

## Access the attribute definitions

These are associated with the **Table** object through the `attributes` property, which returns a dictionary of **AttributeDefinition** objects.

```python
print('{:30.30} - {:^10.10} - {:^10.10} - {:^10.10}'.format('Name', 'Type', 'Unit', 'Meta?'))
print('-'*70)
for name, att in tab.attributes.items():
    output = '{:30.30} - {:^10.10} - {:^10.10} - {:^10.10}'.format(name, att.type, att.unit, str(att.is_meta))
    print(output)

```

*Previous cell output:*

```output
Name                           -    Type    -    Unit    -   Meta?   
----------------------------------------------------------------------
```*Previous cell output:*
```output
Base                           -    DISC    -            -   False   
Composition                    -    STXT    -            -   False   
Density                        -    POIN    -   kg/m^3   -   False   
Description                    -    LTXT    -            -   False   
Document                       -    FILE    -            -   False   
Electrical Properties          -    DISC    -            -   False   
Material                       -    STXT    -            -   False   
More Information               -    HLNK    -            -   False   
Tensile Modulus                -    RNGE    -    GPa     -   False   
Tensile Strength               -    RNGE    -    MPa     -   False   
Transparent                    -    LOGI    -            -   False   
Typical Use                    -    PICT    -            -   False   
Young's Modulus                -    FUNC    -    GPa     -   False   
Stress-strain Chart            -    FUNC    -    MPa     -   False   
Creep Rupture                  -    FUNC    -    MPa     -   False   
Environmental Resistance       -    DSFN    -            -   False   
Design Allowable Data          -    TABL    -            -   False   
Atomic number                  -    INPT    -            -   False   
Date of datasheet release      -    DTTM    -            -   False   
Wikipedia page                 -    HLNK    -            -   False   
Environmental performances ove -    TABL    -            -   False   
Characterization of this mater -    TABL    -            -   False   
Yield Strength                 -    POIN    -    MPa     -   False

```