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# Write Element (ASSL)
  Determines whether data or metadata can be written for a given [CubeDimensionPermission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/cubedimensionpermission-data-type-assl.md) or [Permission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/permission-data-type-assl.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<CubeDimensionPermission> <!-- or Permission -->  
   ...  
   <Write>...</Write>  
   ...  
</CubeDimensionPermission>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String (enumeration)|  
|Default value|*None*|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[CubeDimensionPermission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cubepermission-element-assl.md), [Permission](../../../analysis-services/scripting/data-type/permission-data-type-assl.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The value of this element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.  
  
|Value|Description|  
|-----------|-----------------|  
|*None*|No access is permitted to data or metadata from the parent object.|  
|*Allowed*|Write access is permitted to data and metadata from the parent object.|  
  
## Remarks  
 The elements that correspond to the parents of **Write** in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.CubeDimensionPermission> and <xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Permission>.  
  
## See Also  
 [Cube Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/cube-element-assl.md)   
 [Dimension Element &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/objects/dimension-element-assl.md)   
 [Properties &#40;ASSL&#41;](../../../analysis-services/scripting/properties/properties-assl.md)