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# ProcessingPriority Element (ASSL)
  Determines the processing priority of the parent object during background operations, for example lazy aggregation, indexing, or clustering.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Dimension> <!-- or MeasureGroup, Partition -->  
   ...  
   <ProcessingPriority>...</ProcessingPriority>  
   ...  
</Dimension>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|Integer|  
|Default value|**0**|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Dimension](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dimension-data-type-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 elements that correspond to the parents of **ProcessingPriority** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Dimension>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MeasureGroup>, and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Partition>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)