datasourceid-element-xmla.md

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

Identifies a data source used by a Location element during a Backup, Restore, or Synchronize command.

Syntax

  
<Location>  
   ...  
   <DataSourceID>...</DataSourceID>  
   ...  
</Location>  

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	Location
Child elements	None

Remarks

The DataSourceID element contains the name of the data source on the source instance that identifies the remote instance on which remote partition information is to be backed up, restored, or synchronized.

For more information about backing up and restoring remote partitions, see Backing Up, Restoring, and Synchronizing Databases (XMLA).

See Also

ConnectionString Element (XMLA)
DataSourceType Element (XMLA)
Properties (XMLA)