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# Materialization Element (ASSL)
  Indicates the type of relationship between the measure group and the reference dimension.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension >  
   ...  
   <Materialization>...</Materialization>  
   ...  
</ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String (enumeration)|  
|Default value|*Indirect*|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent element|[ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/referencemeasuregroupdimension-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The value of this element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.  
  
|Value|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|*Regular*|The reference dimension has a regular relationship, as with regular dimensions.|  
|*Indirect*|The reference dimension has an indirect relationship, such as with many-to-many dimensions.|  
  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **Materialization** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ReferenceMeasureGroupDimension>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Dimension Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/dimension-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)