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# ProcessingMode Element (ASSL)
  Indicates whether the instance should index and aggregate during or after processing.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Cube> <!-- or Dimension, MeasureGroup, Partition -->  
   ...  
   <ProcessingMode>...</ProcessingMode>  
   ...  
</Cube>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String (enumeration)|  
|Default value|*Regular*|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Cube](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cube-element-assl.md), [Dimension](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/dimension-element-assl.md), [MeasureGroup](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/measuregroup-element-assl.md), [Partition](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/partition-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The value of **ProcessingMode** on the **Cube** provides the default for the cube, and can be overridden by setting **ProcessingMode** for each partition.  
  
 The value of this element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.  
  
|Value|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|*Regular*|The instance indexes and performs aggregations during processing.|  
|*LazyOptimizations*|The instance indexes and performs aggregations after processing.|  
  
 The enumeration that corresponds to the allowed values for **ProcessingMode** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProcessingMode>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)