DesignAggregations Element (XMLA)

Creates aggregations for an aggregation design on a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) instance.

Syntax

<Command>
   <DesignAggregations>
      <Object>...</Object>
      <Time>...</Time>
      <Steps>...</Steps>
      <Optimization>...</Optimization>
      <Storage>...</Storage>
      <Materialize>...</Materialize>
      <Queries>...</Queries>
   </DesignAggregations>
</Command>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Command
Child elements	Materialize, Object, Optimization, Queries, Steps, Storage, Time

Remarks

The DesignAggregations command is used to generate aggregation definitions stored by an aggregation design. An aggregation design can then be used to materialize aggregations for a partition and can be reused between partitions.

See Also

Concepts

Commands (XMLA)

Help and Information

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