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# Object Element (Dimension) (XMLA)
  Contains an object reference for the dimension on which the parent [Insert](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/insert-element-xmla.md), [Update](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/update-element-xmla.md), or [Drop](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/drop-element-xmla.md) command is executed.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Insert> <!-- or any of the parent elements in the Element Relationships table -->  
...  
   <Object>  
      <Database>...</Database>  
      <Cube>...</Cube>  
      <Dimension>...</Dimension>  
   </Object>  
...  
</Insert>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Drop](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/drop-element-xmla.md), [Insert](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/insert-element-xmla.md), [Update](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/update-element-xmla.md)|  
|Child elements|[Cube](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/cube-element-xmla.md), [Database](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/database-element-xmla.md), [Dimension](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/dimension-element-xmla.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/xml-elements-properties.md)