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title: "EventString Element (DTA)"
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# EventString Element (DTA)

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Specifies a [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] script workload directly in the XML input file.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
<Workload>  
    <EventString Weight="...">  
    ...code removed here...  
    </EventString>  
</Workload>  
```  
  
## Element Attributes  
  
|Attribute|Description|  
|---------------|-----------------|  
|**Weight**|Optional. Specifies the query weight factor (a factor of importance) for the specified event. Use a **float** data type to specify the weight. For example, **Weight**="100.01". The minimum value you can specify for **Weight** is "0".|  
  
## Element Characteristics  
  
|Characteristic|Description|  
|--------------------|-----------------|  
|**Data type and length**|**string**, length is unlimited.|  
|**Default value**|None.|  
|**Occurrence**|Required once if no other type of workload is specified. You must specify an **EventString**, a **File**, or a **Database** child element for the **Workload** parent, but only one type can be used. For example, if you specify a workload with the **EventString** element, then you cannot also specify a workload with the **File** element in the same XML input file.|  
  
## Element Relationships  
  
|Relationship|Elements|  
|------------------|--------------|  
|**Parent element**|[Workload Element &#40;DTA&#41;](../../tools/dta/workload-element-dta.md)|  
|**Child elements**|None.|  
  
## Example  
 For a usage example of this element, see the [XML Input File Sample with Inline Workload &#40;DTA&#41;](../../tools/dta/xml-input-file-sample-with-inline-workload-dta.md) .  
  
## See Also  
 [XML Input File Reference &#40;Database Engine Tuning Advisor&#41;](../../tools/dta/xml-input-file-reference-database-engine-tuning-advisor.md)