Usage Element (MiningModelColumn) (ASSL)

Describes how the associated column in the parent MiningStructure is used.

Syntax

  
<MiningModelColumn>  
   ...  
   <Usage>...</Usage>  
   ...  
</MiningModelColumn>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description
Data type and length String (enumeration)
Default value None
Cardinality 0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship Element
Parent element MiningModelColumn
Child elements None

Remarks

The value of this element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.

Value Description
Key The column is a key column.
Input The column is an input column.
Predict The column is a prediction column.
PredictOnly The column is a prediction column only.
None The column is not used by the model.

** Warning ** When the value of Usage is "None", Analysis Services does not send any value to the server by default; hence, the Usage attribute is not included in the request/response.

The enumeration that corresponds to the allowed values for Usage in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is MiningModelColumnUsages.

See Also

Properties (ASSL)