Commands (XMLA)

This reference section contains XML for Analysis (XMLA) elements that can be used within the Command element during an Execute method call.

Element	Description
Alter Element (XMLA)	Contains Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) elements used by the Execute method to alter objects on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.
Backup Element	Backs up a Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services database to a backup file.
Batch Element	Performs one or more XML for Analysis (XMLA) commands as a batch operation, either sequentially or in parallel, on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services.
BeginTransaction Element	Begins a transaction on the current session with an Analysis Services instance.
Cancel Element	Cancels a currently running command on an Analysis Services instance.
ClearCache Element	Clears the memory cache for the specified object on an Analysis Services instance.
CommitTransaction Element	Commits a transaction on the current session with an Analysis Services instance.
Create Element	Contains Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) elements used by the Execute method to create objects on an Analysis Services instance.
Delete Element	Deletes an object on an Analysis Services instance.
DesignAggregations Element	Creates aggregations for an aggregation design on an Analysis Services instance.
Drop Element	Deletes attribute members from a dimension.
Insert Element	Inserts attribute members into a dimension.
Lock Element	Locks a specified object on an Analysis Services instance.
MergePartitions Element	Merges the data of one or more source partitions into a target partition, and then deletes the source partitions.
NotifyTableChange Element	Notifies an Analysis Services instance that a change has occurred to tables in a specified data source.
Process Element	Processes objects on an Analysis Services instance.
Restore Element	Restores an Analysis Services database from a backup file.
RollbackTransaction Element	Rolls back a transaction on the current session with an Analysis Services instance.
SetPasswordEncryptionKey Element	Resets or refreshes the encryption key for the SSAS instance.
Statement Element	Ccontains a query or statement to be sent using the Execute method to an instance of Analysis Services.
Subscribe Element	Subscribes to a trace and returns a rowset containing the trace events from an Analysis Services instance.
Synchronize Element	Synchronizes an Analysis Services database with another existing database.
Unlock Element	Unlocks a specified lock on an Analysis Services instance.
Update Element	Updates attribute members in a dimension.
UpdateCells Element	Updates cells in a write-enabled cube.