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# Command Element (ASSL)
  Defines a command that is available for use within the context of the parent element of the [Commands](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/commands-element-assl.md) collection.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Commands>  
   <Command>  
      <Text>...</Text>  
   </Command>  
</Commands >  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Commands](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/commands-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|[Text](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/text-element-assl.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Command>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)