dimensions-element-assl.md

title	Dimensions Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	Dimensions Element
apilocation	http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine
apitype	Schema
applies_to	SQL Server 2016 Preview
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Dimensions Element (ASSL)

Contains the collection of dimensions associated with the parent element.

Syntax

  
<Database> <!-- or Aggregation, AggregationDesign, AggregationInstance, Cube, MeasureGroup, Perspective -->  
   ...  
   <Dimensions>  
      <Dimension>...</Dimension>  
   </Dimensions>  
   ...  
</Database>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Aggregation, AggregationDesign, AggregationInstance, Cube, Database, MeasureGroup, Perspective
Child elements	Dimension

Remarks

The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DimensionCollection.

See Also

Collections (ASSL)