updatecells-element-xmla.md

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

Updates cells in a write-enabled cube.

Syntax

  
<Command>  
   <UpdateCells>  
      <Cell>...</Cell>  
   </UpdateCells>  
</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	Cell

Remarks

The UpdateCells command updates cells in a cube that supports cell writeback.

For more information about updating cells, see Updating Cells (XMLA).

See Also

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