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title: "Simple XML Input File Sample (DTA) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Simple XML Input File Sample (DTA)
  Copy and paste this sample of a simple XML input file to use for tuning workloads into your favorite XML editor or text editor. Then replace the values specified for the **Server**, **Database**, **Schema**, **Table**, **Workload**, and **TuningOptions** elements with those for your specific tuning session. For more information about the attributes and child elements that you can use with these elements, see the [XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)](xml-input-file-reference-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md). The following sample uses only a subset of available attribute and child element options.  
  
## Code  
 [!code-xml[InputFileSamples#SimpleXMLInputFile](../../snippets/xml/SQL14/dta_xml/inputfilesamples/xml/dta_xml_input_file_samples.xml#simplexmlinputfile)]  
  
## See Also  
 [Start and Use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor](../../relational-databases/performance/start-and-use-the-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md)   
 [XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)](xml-input-file-reference-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md)