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# Database Element for Server (DTA)
  Specifies the database you want to tune on a specific server.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
<Server>  
...code removed here...  
    <Database>...</Database>  
```  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|Data type and length|None.|  
|Default value|None.|  
|Occurrence|Required one or more times per `Server` element.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Elements|  
|------------------|--------------|  
|Parent element|[Server Element &#40;DTA&#41;](server-element-dta.md)|  
|Child elements|[Name Element for Database &#40;DTA&#41;](name-element-for-database-dta.md)<br /><br /> [Schema Element for Database &#40;DTA&#41;](schema-element-for-database-dta.md)|  
  
## Remarks  
 This element is of the **DatabaseDetailsTypecomplexType** name in the Database Engine Tuning Advisor XML schema. Do not confuse this `Database` element with the one whose root parent is the `Configuration` element. For more information, see [Database Element for Configuration &#40;DTA&#41;](database-element-for-configuration-dta.md).  
  
## Example  
 For a usage example of the `Database` element, see [Server Element &#40;DTA&#41;](server-element-dta.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [XML Input File Reference &#40;Database Engine Tuning Advisor&#41;](xml-input-file-reference-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md)