Attribute Assignation in Rules File

Hi!
I am using a Rules File to automatic attributes assignation. The particular thing of this cube, is that the cube acept duplicated members.
The structure of the dimension is as follow:
- CC
-> CC1
----> E1
--------> C1
--------> C2
- Eje [Attribute Dimension]
-> Eje 1
-> Eje 2
The Rules File is as follow:
Level0,CC; Level1,CC; Eje1,CC
C1; E1; Eje1
The result of the execution of the Rules Files is as follow:
- CC
-> CC1
----> E1
--------> C1
--------> C2
-> E1 [Attribute: Eje1]
----> C1
I don't know what is the problem here, because the rules file don't search if the member exists in the structure and only create a new member with the attribute association.
Do you know what is happen here?

By attribute we are passing some extra information (like resourceBundle, unique etc) about property/item-descriptor etc.
you can refer below url:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23507_01/Platform.20073/RepositoryGuide/html/s1605samplecompositerepositorydefinit01.html
-RMishra

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