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# ColumnID Element (ColumnBinding) (ASSL)
  Contains the identifier (ID) of the column within the table to which the data item is bound.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<ColumnBinding>  
   ...  
   <ColumnID>...</ColumnID>  
   ...  
</ColumnBinding>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|1-1: Required element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent element|[ColumnBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/columnbinding-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **ColumnID** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ColumnBinding>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)