processingmode-element-assl.md

title	ProcessingMode Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	ProcessingMode Element
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ProcessingMode Element (ASSL)

Indicates whether the instance should index and aggregate during or after processing.

Syntax

  
<Cube> <!-- or Dimension, MeasureGroup, Partition -->  
   ...  
   <ProcessingMode>...</ProcessingMode>  
   ...  
</Cube>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Cube, Dimension, MeasureGroup, Partition
Child elements	None

Remarks

The value of ProcessingMode on the Cube provides the default for the cube, and can be overridden by setting ProcessingMode for each partition.

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

Value	Description
Regular	The instance indexes and performs aggregations during processing.
LazyOptimizations	The instance indexes and performs aggregations after processing.

The enumeration that corresponds to the allowed values for ProcessingMode in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProcessingMode.

See Also

Properties (ASSL)