update-element-xmla.md

title	Update Element (XMLA) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	Update Element
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Update Element (XMLA)

Updates attribute members in a dimension.

Syntax

  
<Command>  
   <Update>  
      <Object>...</Object>  
      <MoveWithDescendants>...</MoveWithDescendants>  
      <Attributes>...</Attributes>  
      <Where>...</Where>  
   </Update>  
</Command>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Command
Child elements	Attributes, MoveWithDescendants, Object, Where

Remarks

The Update command moves attribute members within a write-enabled dimension.

For more information about updating members, see Inserting, Updating, and Dropping Members (XMLA).

See Also

Drop Element (XMLA)
Insert Element (XMLA)
Commands (XMLA)