Source Element (Binding) (ASSL)
Identifies the source of data to which the parent element is bound.
Syntaxe
<AggregationInstance> <!-- or one of the elements listed below in the Element Relationships table -->
...
<Source>...</Source>
...
</Cube>
Element Characteristics
Characteristic
Description
Data type and length
Ancestor or Parent
Data Type
AggregationInstanceTabularBinding
AggregationInstanceMeasureColumnBinding
DataItemAny data type derived from Binding, depending on the parent of DataItem. For more information, see Remarks.
DimensionCubeDimensionBinding, DataSourceViewBinding, DimensionBinding, TimeBinding
DimensionAttributeAttributeBinding, UserDefinedGroupBinding
MeasureGroupMeasureGroupBinding
MeasureGroupDimensionMeasureGroupDimensionBinding
MiningStructureCubeDimensionBinding, DataSourceViewBinding, DimensionBinding
ProactiveCachingAny data type derived from ProactiveCachingBinding, depending on the processing and notification options used by the parent of the ProactiveCaching element.
Default value
None
Cardinality
0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.
Element Relationships
| Relationship | Element |
|---|---|
Parent elements |
AggregationInstance, AggregationInstanceMeasure, Cube, DataItem, Dimension, DimensionAttribute, MeasureGroup, MeasureGroupDimension, MiningStructure, Partition, ProactiveCaching. |
Child elements |
None |
Notes
In the Source element, the derived Binding data types that are allowed in the DataItem element depend on the parent of the DataItem element.
| DataItem Parent | Allowed Data Types |
|---|---|
AttributeBinding, ColumnBinding, TimeAttributeBinding (only for KeyColumns). |
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For more information about the Binding type, including tables of Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) objects of the Binding type and the inheritance hierarchy of Binding types, see Binding Data Type (ASSL).
For more information about data bindings in ASSL, see Data Sources and Bindings (ASSL).