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# DataSource Element (ASSL)
  Defines a data source in a [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)] [Database](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<DataSources>  
   <DataSource xsi:type="RelationalDataSource">...</DataSource>  
   <!-- or -->  
   <DataSource xsi:type="OlapDataSource">...</DataSource>  
   <!-- or -->  
   <DataSource xsi:type="PushedDataSource">...</DataSource>  
</DataSources>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|[RelationalDataSource](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/relationaldatasource-data-type-assl.md), [OlapDataSource](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/olapdatasource-data-type-assl.md), [PushedDataSource](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/pusheddatasource-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[DataSources](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/datasources-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DataSource>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md)   
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)