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# DefaultValue Element (ASSL)
  Contains the read-only default value of the associated [ServerProperty](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/serverproperty-element-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<ServerProperty>  
   ...  
   <DefaultValue>   </DefaultValue>  
   ...  
</ServerProperty>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|Any simpleType|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[ServerProperty](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/serverproperty-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 This element contains the read-only installation default value of the **ServerProperty** for the current instance of [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)]. The default value is supplied by the instance, and typically cannot be changed.  
  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **DefaultValue** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ServerProperty>.  
  
## See Also  
 [ServerProperties Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/serverproperties-element-assl.md)   
 [Server Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/server-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)