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# Process Element (XMLA)
  Processes objects on a [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)] instance.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Command>  
   <Process>  
      <Type>...</Type>  
      <Object>...</Object>  
      <Bindings>...</Bindings>  
      <DataSource>...</DataSource>  
      <DataSourceView>...</DataSourceView>  
      <ErrorConfiguration>...</ErrorConfiguration>  
      <WriteBackTableCreation>...</WriteBackTableCreation>  
   </Process>  
</Command>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Command](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/command-element-xmla.md)|  
|Child elements|[Bindings](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/bindings-element-xmla.md), [DataSource](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/datasource-element-xmla.md), [DataSourceView](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/datasourceview-element-xmla.md), [ErrorConfiguration](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/errorconfiguration-element-xmla.md), [Object](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/object-element-xmla.md), [Type Element &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/type-element-xmla.md), [WriteBackTableCreation](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/writebacktablecreation-element-xmla.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 For more information about processing objects, see [Processing Objects &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/multidimensional-models-scripting-language-assl-xmla/processing-objects-xmla.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Commands &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/xml-elements-commands.md)