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# StopTime Element (ASSL)
  Specifies the date and time at which a [Trace](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/trace-element-assl.md) element should stop.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Trace>  
   ...  
   <StopTime>...</StopTime>  
   ...  
</Trace>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|DateTime|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent element|[Trace](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/trace-element-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
 The element that corresponds to the parent of **StopTime** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Trace>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Traces Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/collections/traces-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)