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# RefreshInterval Element (ASSL)
  Specifies the interval at which the bound data associated with the parent element is refreshed.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<DimensionBinding> <!-- or MeasureGroupBinding, ProactiveCachingIncrementalProcessingBinding, ProactiveCachingQueryBinding -->  
   ...  
   <RefreshInterval>...</RefreshInterval>  
   ...  
</DimensionBinding>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|XML duration|  
|Default value|When the Ancestor or Parent is [ProactiveCachingIncrementalProcessingBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/proactivecachingincrementalprocessingbinding-data-type-assl.md) or [ProactiveCachingQueryBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/proactivecachingquerybinding-data-type-assl.md), the default value is PT-1s. In all other cases, it is PT1m.|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[DimensionBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/dimensionbinding-data-type-assl.md), [MeasureGroupBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/measuregroupbinding-data-type-assl.md), [ProactiveCachingIncrementalProcessingBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/proactivecachingincrementalprocessingbinding-data-type-assl.md), [ProactiveCachingQueryBinding](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/proactivecachingquerybinding-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The elements that correspond to the parents of **RefreshInterval** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DimensionBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.MeasureGroupBinding>, <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProactiveCachingIncrementalProcessingBinding>, and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ProactiveCachingQueryBinding>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)