database-element-xmla.md

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

Identifies the database that contains the dimension represented by the parent Object element.

Syntax

  
<Object>  
   ...  
   <Database>...</Database>  
   ...  
</Object>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Object
Child elements	None

Remarks

The Database element is an object identifier that contains the name of the Analysis Services database that contains the dimension represented by the Object element.

See Also

Cube Element (XMLA)
Dimension Element (XMLA)
Properties (XMLA)