source-element-synchronize-xmla.md

title	Source Element (Synchronize) (XMLA) | Microsoft Docs
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apiname	Source Element (Synchronize)
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Source Element (Synchronize) (XMLA)

Represents a source database from which to synchronize a target database during a Synchronize command.

Syntax

  
<Synchronize>  
   <Source>  
      <Object>...</Object>  
      <ConnectionString>...</ConnectionString>  
   </Source>  
</Synchronize>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Synchronize
Child elements	ConnectionString, Object

Remarks

The Synchronize command uses the Source element to establish a connection to and identify a database on an instance of [!INCLUDEmsCoName] [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] [!INCLUDEssASnoversion] with which to synchronize the target database.

See Also

Properties (XMLA)