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# Slice Element (ASSL)
  Contains a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) expression defining the slice contained in a partition.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Partition>  
      ...  
   <Slice>...</Slice>  
   ...  
</Partition>  
```  
  
## 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 element|[Partition](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/partition-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The **Slice** element contains an MDX tuple expression or set expression that identifies the portion of the cube for which the partition stores information. The MDX expression is similar to the [StrToSet](../../../mdx/strtoset-mdx.md) MDX function with the CONSTRAINED keyword, in that the expression cannot include MDX or user-defined functions.  
  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **Slice** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Partition>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)