datasource-element-xmla.md

title	DataSource Element (XMLA) | Microsoft Docs
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DataSource Element (XMLA)

Contains an out-of-line data source binding for the parent Batch or Process element.

Syntax

  
<Batch> <!-- or Process>  
...  
   <DataSource>  
      <DatabaseID>...</DatabaseID>  
      <DataSourceID>...</DataSourceID>  
   </DataSource>  
...  
</Batch>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Batch, Process
Child elements	DatabaseID, DataSourceID

Remarks

The DataSource element represents an out-of-line binding to a data source, used by the Batch or Process command to temporarily override the data source binding for [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] [!INCLUDEssASnoversion] objects processed by the command.

For more information about out-of-line bindings, see Data Sources and Bindings (SSAS Multidimensional).

See Also

Properties (XMLA)