defaultmeasure-element-assl.md

title	DefaultMeasure Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	DefaultMeasure Element
apilocation	http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine
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DefaultMeasure Element (ASSL)

Contains a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression that defines the default measure for a Cube or Perspective element.

Syntax

  
<Cube> <!-- or Perspective -->  
   ...  
   <DefaultMeasure>...</DefaultMeasure>  
   ...  
</Cube>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	Cube, Perspective
Child elements	None

Remarks

The elements that correspond to the parents of DefaultMeasure in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Cube and xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Perspective.

See Also

Properties (ASSL)