Binding Data Type (ASSL)

Defines an abstract primitive data type that represents a dependent relationship between two objects in which the data or metadata of one object is dependent on the data or metadata of a bound object.

Syntax

<Binding>...</Binding>

Data Type Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Base data types	None
Derived data types	AttributeBinding, ColumnBinding, CubeAttributeBinding, CubeDimensionBinding, DataSourceViewBinding, DimensionBinding, InheritedBinding, MeasureBinding, MeasureGroupBinding, MeasureGroupDimensionBinding, ProactiveCachingBinding, RowBinding, TabularBinding, TimeAttributeBinding, TimeBinding, UserDefinedGroupBinding

Data Type Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	None
Child elements	None
Derived elements	None

Remarks

The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is Binding.

For more information about data binding, see Data Sources and Bindings (SSAS - Multidimensional Models).

Elements of Type Binding

The following table lists elements of type Binding.

Parent Element	Element of type Binding	Comments
AttributeTranslation	Source of CaptionColumn (of type DataItem)	Type of the Binding must be AttributeBinding or ColumnBinding
Cube	Source	Type of the Binding must be DataSourceViewBinding
CubeBinding (out-of-line)	MeasureGroup	Type of the Binding must be MeasureGroupBinding
DataItem	Source	Binding may be of any type
Dimension	Source	Type of the Binding must be CubeDimensionBinding, DataSourceViewBinding, DimensionBinding, or TimeBinding
DimensionAttribute	Source	Type of the Binding must be AttributeBinding or UserDefinedGroupBinding
DrillThroughAction	Column	Type of the Binding must be CubeAttributeBinding or MeasureBinding
Measure	Source (of type DataItem)	Type of the Binding must be ColumnBinding, CubeDimensionBinding, MeasureBinding, or RowBinding
MeasureGroup	Source	Type of the Binding must be MeasureGroupBinding
MeasureGroupAttribute	Source of KeyColumn (of type DataItem)	Type of the Binding must be AttributeBinding or ColumnBinding, or InheritedBinding
MeasureGroupBinding (out-of-line)	Dimension	Type of the Binding must be MeasureGroupDimensionBinding
MeasureGroupBinding (out-of-line)	Measure	Type of the Binding must be MeasureBinding
MeasureGroupBinding (out-of-line)	Partition	Type of the Binding must be PartitionBinding
MeasureGroupBinding (out-of-line)	Source	Type of the Binding must be TableBinding
MeasureGroupDimension	Source	Type of the Binding must be MeasureGroupDimensionBinding
MiningStructure	Source	Type of the Binding must be CubeDimensionBinding, DataSourceViewBinding, or DimensionBinding
Partition	Source	Type of the Binding must be TabularBinding
ProactiveCaching	Source	Type of the Binding must be ProactiveCachingBinding
ScalarMiningStructureColumn	Source	Type of the Binding must be AttributeBinding, CubeAttributeBinding Data Type (ASSL), or MeasureBinding Data Type (ASSL)
TableMiningStructureColumn	SourceMeasureGroup	Type of the Binding must be MeasureGroupBinding

See Also

Reference

Analysis Services Scripting Language XML Data Types (ASSL)