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# CaptionColumn Element (ASSL)
  Defines the column that provides the caption for the attribute.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<AttributeTranslation>  
   ...  
   <CaptionColumn xsi:type="DataItem">...</CaptionColumn>  
   ...  
</AttributeTranslation>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|[DataItem](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dataitem-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[AttributeTranslation](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/attributetranslation-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 For more information about the **DataItem** type, including a table of Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) objects and properties of the **DataItem** type, see [DataItem Data Type &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dataitem-data-type-assl.md).  
  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **CaptionColumn** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AttributeTranslation>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)