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# CacheMode Element (ASSL)
  Determines the caching mechanism used for training data retrieved while processing a mining structure.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<MiningStructure>  
   ...  
   <CacheMode>...</CacheMode>  
   ...  
</MiningStructure>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String (enumeration)|  
|Default value|*KeepTrainingCases*|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[MiningStructure](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/miningstructure-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The value of this element is limited to one of the strings in the following table.  
  
|Value|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|*KeepTrainingCases*|Training cases are cached during and after processing.|  
|*ClearAfterProcessing*|Training cases are cached during processing, but deleted after processing.|  
  
## Remarks  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **CacheMode** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MiningStructure>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)