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# Create User Attribute Value

Set a user attribute value directly on a user.

A value set here takes precedence over any value the user inherits from a group.

Returns 404 if `user_attribute_definition_id` doesn't reference an existing definition in the workspace.

Returns 409 if the user already has a value set for that definition - patch the existing value instead.

Returns 400 if `value` doesn't match the definition's `data_type` format: `YYYY-MM-DD` for `date`, a numeric string for `number`.

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