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# DimensionPermission Element (ASSL)
  Defines the permissions that belong to a particular [Role](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/role-element-assl.md) element for a specific database dimension or cube dimension.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<DimensionPermissions>  
   <DimensionPermission xsi:type="DimensionPermission">...</DimensionPermission> <!-- ancestor: Dimension -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <DimensionPermission xsi:type="CubeDimensionPermission">...</DimensionPermission> <!-- ancestor: CubePermission -->  
</DimensionPermissions>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|The following are valid Parent (or Ancestor): Data Type pairs:<br /><br /> [Dimension](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/dimension-element-assl.md):[DimensionPermission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dimensionpermission-data-type-assl.md)<br /><br /> [CubePermission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cubepermission-element-assl.md):<br />                        [CubeDimensionPermission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/cubedimensionpermission-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-n: Optional element that can occur once or more than once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent element|[DimensionPermissions](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/dimensionpermissions-element-assl.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 The corresponding elements in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DimensionPermission> and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.CubeDimensionPermission>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Objects &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/objects-assl.md)