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# ParentObject Element (XMLA)
  Contains the identifier of the parent object under which to create the objects defined by the parent [Create](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/create-element-xmla.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<Create>  
   ...  
   <ParentObject>  
      <!-- Object reference -->  
   </ParentObject>  
   ...  
</Create>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None|  
|Default value|None|  
|Cardinality|0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Element|  
|------------------|-------------|  
|Parent elements|[Create](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/create-element-xmla.md)|  
|Child elements|Required Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) elements. Specified by listing the ID elements of the object and its ancestors (excluding the **Server** object.) For example, the following **ParentObject** element identifies a partition:<br /><br /> `<ParentObject>`<br /><br /> `<DatabaseID>Adventure Works DW Multidimensional 2012</DatabaseID>`<br /><br /> `<CubeID>Adventure Works</CubeID>`<br /><br /> `<MeasureGroupID>Internet Sales</MeasureGroupID>`<br /><br /> `<PartitionID>Inernet_Sales_2001</PartitionID>`<br /><br /> `</ParentObject>`|  
  
## Remarks  
 The order in which identifiers appear is not important.  
  
## Example  
 The following example creates the **Market Basket** mining structure, included in the [!INCLUDE[ssAWDWsp](../../../includes/ssawdwsp-md.md)] sample [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)] database.  
  
```  
<Create xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">  
    <ParentObject>  
        <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>  
    </ParentObject>  
    <ObjectDefinition>  
        <MiningStructure xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
            <ID>Market Basket</ID>  
            <Name>Market Basket</Name>  
            <Source xsi:type="DataSourceViewBinding">  
                <DataSourceViewID>Adventure Works DW</DataSourceViewID>  
            </Source>  
            <Language>1033</Language>  
            <Collation>Latin1_General_CI_AS</Collation>  
            <Columns>  
                <Column xsi:type="ScalarMiningStructureColumn">  
                    <ID>Order Number</ID>  
                    <Name>Order Number</Name>  
                    <IsKey>true</IsKey>  
                    <Type>Text</Type>  
                    <Content>Key</Content>  
                    <KeyColumns>  
                        <KeyColumn>  
                            <NullProcessing>Error</NullProcessing>  
                            <DataType>WChar</DataType>  
                            <DataSize>20</DataSize>  
                            <Source xsi:type="ColumnBinding">  
                                <TableID>dbo_vAssocSeqOrders</TableID>  
                                <ColumnID>OrderNumber</ColumnID>  
                            </Source>  
                        </KeyColumn>  
                    </KeyColumns>  
                </Column>  
                <Column xsi:type="TableMiningStructureColumn">  
                    <Annotations>  
                        <Annotation>  
                            <Name>MDXFilterComponent</Name>  
                            <Value />  
                        </Annotation>  
                    </Annotations>  
                    <ID>v Assoc Seq Line Items</ID>  
                    <Name>v Assoc Seq Line Items</Name>  
                    <ForeignKeyColumns>  
                        <ForeignKeyColumn>  
                            <NullProcessing>Error</NullProcessing>  
                            <DataType>WChar</DataType>  
                            <DataSize>20</DataSize>  
                            <Source xsi:type="ColumnBinding">  
                                <TableID>dbo_vAssocSeqLineItems</TableID>  
                                <ColumnID>OrderNumber</ColumnID>  
                            </Source>  
                        </ForeignKeyColumn>  
                    </ForeignKeyColumns>  
                    <Columns>  
                        <Column xsi:type="ScalarMiningStructureColumn">  
                            <ID>Model</ID>  
                            <Name>Model</Name>  
                            <IsKey>true</IsKey>  
                            <Type>Text</Type>  
                            <Content>Key</Content>  
                            <KeyColumns>  
                                <KeyColumn>  
                                    <DataType>WChar</DataType>  
                                    <DataSize>50</DataSize>  
                                    <Source xsi:type="ColumnBinding">  
                                        <TableID>dbo_vAssocSeqLineItems</TableID>  
                                        <ColumnID>Model</ColumnID>  
                                    </Source>  
                                </KeyColumn>  
                            </KeyColumns>  
                        </Column>  
                    </Columns>  
                </Column>  
            </Columns>  
            <MiningModels>  
                <MiningModel>  
                    <ID>Market Basket</ID>  
                    <Name>Association</Name>  
                    <Algorithm>Microsoft_Association_Rules</Algorithm>  
                    <AlgorithmParameters>  
                        <AlgorithmParameter>  
                            <Name>MINIMUM_PROBABILITY</Name>  
                            <Value xsi:type="xsd:double">0.1</Value>  
                        </AlgorithmParameter>  
                        <AlgorithmParameter>  
                            <Name>MINIMUM_SUPPORT</Name>  
                            <Value xsi:type="xsd:double">0.01</Value>  
                        </AlgorithmParameter>  
                    </AlgorithmParameters>  
                    <Columns>  
                        <Column>  
                            <ID>Order Number</ID>  
                            <Name>Order Number</Name>  
                            <SourceColumnID>Order Number</SourceColumnID>  
                            <Usage>Key</Usage>  
                        </Column>  
                        <Column>  
                            <ID>v Assoc Seq Line Items</ID>  
                            <Name>v Assoc Seq Line Items</Name>  
                            <SourceColumnID>v Assoc Seq Line Items</SourceColumnID>  
                            <Usage>Predict</Usage>  
                            <Columns>  
                                <Column>  
                                    <ID>Model</ID>  
                                    <Name>Model</Name>  
                                    <SourceColumnID>Model</SourceColumnID>  
                                    <Usage>Key</Usage>  
                                </Column>  
                            </Columns>  
                        </Column>  
                    </Columns>  
                    <Language>1033</Language>  
                    <Collation>Latin1_General_CI_AS</Collation>  
                </MiningModel>  
            </MiningModels>  
        </MiningStructure>  
    </ObjectDefinition>  
</Create>  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/xml-elements-properties.md)