algorithm-element-assl.md

title	Algorithm Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	Algorithm Element
apilocation	http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine
apitype	Schema
applies_to	SQL Server 2016 Preview
f1_keywords	Algorithm
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Algorithm Element (ASSL)

Defines the algorithm used by a MiningModel element.

Syntax

  
<MiningModel>  
      ...  
   <Algorithm>...</Algorithm>  
      ...  
</MiningModel>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	MiningModel
Child elements	None

Remarks

The value of the Algorithm element is a string that identifies the algorithm. For example, the string could be Microsoft_Naive_Bayes, Microsoft_Decision_Trees, or Microsoft_Clustering. The string identifies algorithms supplied by [!INCLUDEmsCoName] and custom algorithms supplied by the user. Available values for the Algorithm element can be retrieved from the SERVICE_NAME column of the DMSCHEMA_MINING_SERVICES schema rowset.

The element that corresponds to the parent of Algorithm in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MiningModel. A closely related element in the AMO object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MiningModelAlgorithms.

See Also

AlgorithmParameter Element (ASSL)
AlgorithmParameters Element (ASSL)
Properties (ASSL)