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# XML Input File Samples (DTA)

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This section contains sample XML input files that you can use with the **dta** command line tool. This tool is one of the user interfaces to the Database Engine Tuning Advisor, a tool you can use to tune databases for improved query performance. Database Engine Tuning Advisor analyzes the effects of a workload against a database or multiple databases. A workload is a set of [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statements that execute against databases that you want to tune. After Database Engine Tuning Advisor finishes analyzing the effects of the workload, it creates a recommendation for adding indexes, indexed views, or partitioning strategies that will improve query performance on your databases.

## In This Section

- [Simple XML Input File Sample (DTA)](../../tools/dta/simple-xml-input-file-sample-dta.md)  

- [XML Input File Sample with Inline Workload (DTA)](../../tools/dta/xml-input-file-sample-with-inline-workload-dta.md)  

- [XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA)](../../tools/dta/xml-input-file-sample-with-user-specified-configuration-dta.md)  

## See Also

[Database Engine Tuning Advisor](../../relational-databases/performance/database-engine-tuning-advisor.md)