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# Files Element (ASSL)
  Contains the collection of [File](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/file-element-assl.md) elements that make up a [ClrAssembly](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassembly-data-type-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Assembly xsi:type="ClrAssembly">  
   ...  
   <Files>  
      <File xsi:type="ClrAssemblyFile">...</File>  
   </Files>  
   ...  
</Assembly>  
```  
  
## 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|[Assembly](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/assembly-element-assl.md) of type [ClrAssembly](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassembly-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|[File](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/file-element-assl.md) of type [ClrAssemblyFile](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/clrassemblyfile-data-type-assl.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ClrAssemblyFileCollection>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Server Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/server-element-assl.md)   
 [Database Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md)   
 [Assemblies Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/assemblies-element-assl.md)   
 [Data Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/data-element-assl.md)   
 [DataBlock Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/datablock-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Blocks Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/blocks-element-assl.md)   
 [Block Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/block-element-assl.md)   
 [ComAssembly Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/comassembly-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Collections &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/collections-assl.md)