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# DatabaseID Element (ASSL)
  Identifies the [Database](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/database-element-assl.md) element associated with an out-of-line [Binding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/binding-data-type-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<DimensionAttributeBinding> <!-- or MeasureGroupAttributeBinding -->  
   ...  
   <DatabaseID>...</DatabaseID>  
   ...  
</DimensionAttributeBinding>  
```  
  
## 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|[DimensionAttributeBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dimensionattributebinding-data-type-out-of-line-assl.md), [MeasureGroupAttributeBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/measuregroupattributebinding-data-type-out-of-line-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 For more information about out-of-line bindings, see [Data Sources and Bindings &#40;SSAS Multidimensional&#41;](../../../analysis-services/multidimensional-models/data-sources-and-bindings-ssas-multidimensional.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)