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# DataSourceID Element (ASSL)
  Identifies the [DataSource](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/datasource-element-assl.md) element associated with the parent element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<CubeBinding> <!-- or one of the elements listed below in the Element Relationships table -->  
   ...  
   <DataSourceID>...</DataSourceID>  
   ...  
</CubeBinding>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|Depends on context|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[CubeBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/cubebinding-data-type-out-of-line-assl.md), [CubeDimensionBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/cubedimensionbinding-data-type-assl.md), [DimensionBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dimensionbinding-data-type-assl.md), [MeasureGroupBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/measuregroupbinding-data-type-assl.md), [QueryBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/querybinding-data-type-assl.md), [DataSourceView](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/datasourceview-element-assl.md), [TableBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/tablebinding-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The elements that correspond to the parents of **DataSourceID** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.CubeDimensionBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DimensionBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MeasureGroupBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.QueryBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DataSourceView>, and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.TableBinding>.  
  
## See Also  
 [ID Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/id-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)