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# DisplayFolder Element (ASSL)
  Specifies the folder in which to list the parent element. [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)] applications for developers and administrators may support the use of display folders to categorize multiple elements visually.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<CalculationProperty> <!-- or Hierarchy, Kpi, Measure, Translation -->  
   ...  
   <DisplayFolder>...</DisplayFolder>  
   ...  
</CalculationProperty>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[CalculationProperty](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/calculationproperty-element-assl.md), [Hierarchy](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/hierarchy-element-assl.md), [Kpi](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/kpi-element-assl.md), [Measure](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/measure-element-assl.md), [Translation](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/translation-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 In larger cubes, there may be hundreds of measures and hierarchies. The **DisplayFolder** property defines user appearance on the client. The value of the **DisplayFolder** property can contain any one of the following options:  
  
-   Be empty, denoting that the measure does not belong to a folder.  
  
-   Contain a single folder name, denoting that the measure should be rendered as belonging to a folder with the same name.  
  
-   Contain multiple folder names separated by a backslash (\\), denoting an embedded folder hierarchy.  
  
 The **DisplayFolder** property applies to **CalculationProperty** elements only if the value of [CalculationType](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/calculationtype-element-assl.md) is set to *Member*.  
  
 The elements that correspond to the parents of **DisplayFolder** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.CalculationProperty>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Hierarchy>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Kpi>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Measure>, and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Translation>.  
  
## See Also  
 [CalculationProperties Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/calculationproperties-element-assl.md)   
 [MdxScript Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/mdxscript-element-assl.md)   
 [MdxScripts Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/mdxscripts-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)