ObjectDefinition Element (XMLA)
Contains one or more Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) elements, used to create or alter objects on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.
<Create> <!-- or Alter -->
...
<ObjectDefinition>
<!-- One or more ASSL elements -->
</ObjectDefinition>
...
</Create>
Characteristic | Description |
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Data type and length |
None |
Default value |
None |
Cardinality |
0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once. |
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Parent elements |
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Child elements |
Required ASSL elements. One or more ASSL elements, used to define Analysis Services objects. For more information about ASSL, see Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL). |
The following example creates an empty database named Test Database on an Analysis Services instance.
<Create xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
<ObjectDefinition>
<Database xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Name>Test Database</Name>
<Description>A test database.</Description>
</Database>
</ObjectDefinition>
</Create>