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# Sources Element (XMLA)
  Contains a collection of [Source](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/source-element-xmla.md) elements for the parent [MergePartitions](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/mergepartitions-element-xmla.md) element.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```xml  
  
<MergePartitions>  
...  
   <Sources>  
      <Source>...</Source>  
   </Sources>  
...  
</MergePartitions>  
```  
  
## 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|[MergePartitions](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-commands/mergepartitions-element-xmla.md)|  
|Child elements|[Source](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/source-element-xmla.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
  
## Example  
 The following example combines all four partitions of the `Internet Sales` measure group into the `Internet_Sales_2004` target partition. The example uses the Adventure Works DW cube of the [!INCLUDE[ssAWDWsp](../../../includes/ssawdwsp-md.md)] sample [!INCLUDE[ssASnoversion](../../../includes/ssasnoversion-md.md)] database.  
  
```  
<MergePartitions xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">  
  <Sources>  
    <Source>  
      <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>  
      <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>  
      <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>  
      <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2001</PartitionID>  
    </Source>  
    <Source>  
      <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>  
      <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>  
      <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>  
      <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2002</PartitionID>  
    </Source>  
    <Source>  
      <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>  
      <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>  
      <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>  
      <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2003</PartitionID>  
    </Source>  
  </Sources>  
  <Target>  
    <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>  
    <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>  
    <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>  
    <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2004</PartitionID>  
  </Target>  
</MergePartitions>  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Properties &#40;XMLA&#41;](../../../analysis-services/xmla/xml-elements-properties/xml-elements-properties.md)