readdefinition-element-assl.md

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

Determines whether members can read the definition of the database or the definition of objects in the database.

Syntax

  
<Permission> <!-- or one of the elements listed below in the Element Relationships table -->  
   ...  
   <ReadDefinition>...</ReadDefinition>  
   ...  
</Permission>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	CubePermission, DatabasePermission, DimensionPermission, MiningModelPermission, MiningStructurePermission, Permission
Child elements	None

Remarks

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

Value	Description
None	Access to the object definition is not allowed.
Basic	Basic access to the object definition is allowed. Note: This permission is required for creating local cubes, linking measure groups, and linking dimensions.
Allowed	Full access to the object definition is allowed. Note: This permission is required for executing a Discover XML for Analysis (XMLA) call using the DISCOVER_XML_METADATA parameter.

The elements that correspond to the parents of ReadDefinition in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.CubePermission, xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DatabasePermission, xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DimensionPermission, xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MiningModelPermission, xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MiningStructurePermission, and xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Permission.

See Also

Role Element (ASSL)
Properties (ASSL)