In Serena Dimensions, is there a way to get user defined attributes via the JAVA API

You can use the same method for user attributes. System attributes are predefined and negative constants. User attributes are positive. You can enumerate user attributes to find the number of attribute you need.

See example in .../CM/java_api/examples/DisplayWidth.java:

[code]List attrdefs = req.getAttributesForRoleSection((String) req
.getAttribute(SystemAttributes.STATUS), "$ALL");
// details of the request's attributes.
Iterator it = attrdefs.iterator();
while (it.hasNext()) {
AttributeDefinition ad = (AttributeDefinition) it.next();
System.out.println("attr#" + ad.getNumber() + ", name=\""
+ ad.getName() + "\", prompt=\"" + ad.getUserPrompt()
+ "\", display-width=" + ad.getDisplayWidth()
+ ", display-length=" + ad.getDisplayLength());[/code]

Did not try that myself, but should work (may be even something simplier).

Let me know if that does not work.