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# Analysis Services Scripting Language XML Elements (ASSL)
  Although the Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) schema contains only XML elements, from a developer's point of view, these elements correspond to the following concepts:  
  
-   Objects, such as **Database**, **Cube**, and **Dimension** objects, in the hierarchy of objects contained by an instance of [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)].  
  
-   Collections of objects, such as the **Dimensions** and **Cubes** collections.  
  
-   Properties, such as **Name** and **Description**, that describe objects.  
  
-   Data types, such as **Binding** and **Permission**, that are used to define the child elements and properties of other objects.  
  
    > [!NOTE]  
    >  This section does not cover data type elements. For more information, see, [Analysis Services Scripting Language XML Data Types (ASSL)](../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/analysis-services-scripting-language-xml-data-types-assl.md).  
  
## In This Section  
  
|Topic|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|[Objects (ASSL)](../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)|Contains syntax and usage information for each element that acts as an object in the ASSL schema.|  
|[Collections (ASSL)](../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/collections-assl.md)|Contains syntax and usage information for each element that acts as a collection in the ASSL schema.|  
|[Properties (ASSL)](../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)|Contains syntax and usage information for each element that acts as an object property in the ASSL schema.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Analysis Services Scripting Language XML Element Hierarchy (ASSL)](../../analysis-services/scripting/analysis-services-scripting-language-xml-element-hierarchy-assl.md)   
 [Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL for XMLA)](../../analysis-services/scripting/analysis-services-scripting-language-assl-for-xmla.md)