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# Databases Element (ASSL)
  Contains the collection of [Database](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md) elements associated with a [Server](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/server-element-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Server>  
      ...  
   <Databases>  
      <Database>...</Database>  
      </Databases>  
   ...  
</Server>  
```  
  
## 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|[Server](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/server-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|[Database](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DatabaseCollection>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Collections &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/collections-assl.md)