materialization-element-assl.md

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

Indicates the type of relationship between the measure group and the reference dimension.

Syntax

  
<ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension >  
   ...  
   <Materialization>...</Materialization>  
   ...  
</ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String (enumeration)
Default value	Indirect
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension
Child elements	None

Remarks

The value of this element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.

Value	Description
Regular	The reference dimension has a regular relationship, as with regular dimensions.
Indirect	The reference dimension has an indirect relationship, such as with many-to-many dimensions.

The element that corresponds to the parent of Materialization in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension.

See Also

Dimension Element (ASSL)
Properties (ASSL)