It is proved that there exists a universal good inner function in the open unit polydisc Un, that is its non Euclidean translates are dense in the closed unit ball of H∞ (Un) and that there exists a universal function in the open unit ball Bn of Cn. These generalize Heins' result on universal Blaschke products.
1980 Mathematics subject classification (Amer. Math. Soc.): primary 32 A 10.