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# Action Element (ASSL)
  Contains information about an action available in a [Cube](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cube-element-assl.md) element or a [Perspective](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/perspective-element-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Actions>  
   <Action xsi:type="DrillThroughAction">...</Action> <!-- ancestor: Cube -->  
   <Action xsi:type="ReportAction">...</Action> <!-- ancestor: Cube -->  
   <Action xsi:type="StandardAction">...</Action> <!-- ancestor: Cube -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <Action xsi:type="PerspectiveAction">...</Action> <!-- ancestor: Perspective -->  
</Actions>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|See the table below.|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.|  
  
|Ancestor or Parent|Data Type|  
|------------------------|---------------|  
|[Cube](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cube-element-assl.md)|[DrillThroughAction](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/drillthroughaction-data-type-assl.md), [ReportAction](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/reportaction-data-type-assl.md), [StandardAction](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/standardaction-data-type-assl.md)|  
|[Perspective](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/perspective-element-assl.md)|[PerspectiveAction](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/perspectiveaction-data-type-assl.md)|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Actions](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/actions-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Action>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Cube Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cube-element-assl.md)   
 [Perspective Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/perspective-element-assl.md)   
 [PerspectiveAction Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/perspectiveaction-data-type-assl.md)   
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)