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# Cube Element (XMLA)
  Identifies the cube that contains the dimension represented by the parent [Object](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/object-element-dimension-xmla.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Object>  
   ...  
   <Cube>...</Cube>  
   ...  
</Object>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|String|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Object](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/object-element-dimension-xmla.md)|  
|Child elements|None|  
  
## Remarks  
 The **Cube** element is an object identifier that contains the name of the cube that contains the dimension represented by the **Object** element.  
  
## See Also  
 [Database Element &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/database-element-xmla.md)   
 [Dimension Element &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/dimension-element-xmla.md)   
 [Properties &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/xml-elements-properties.md)