ID Element (ASSL)
Contains the unique identifier (ID) of the parent element.
Syntax
<Action> <!-- or one of the elements listed in the Element Relationships table -->
...
<ID>...</ID>
...
</Action>
Element Characteristics
Characteristic | Description |
---|---|
Data type and length | String (up to 100 characters) |
Default value | None |
Cardinality | 0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once. |
Element Relationships
Relationship | Element |
---|---|
Parent elements | Action, Aggregation, AggregationDesign, Assembly, Cube, CubeBinding, CubeDimension, Database, DataSource, DataSourceView, Dimension, DimensionAttribute, Hierarchy, Kpi, Level, MdxScript, Measure, MeasureGroup, MeasureGroupBinding, MiningModel, MiningModelColumn, MiningStructure, MiningStructureColumn, Partition, Permission, Perspective, Role, Server, Trace |
Child elements | None |
Remarks
Every major object in Analysis Services has an ID element as a property. The value of an ID element has the following restrictions:
The value cannot contain leading or trailing spaces.Analysis Services will implicitly remove leading or trailing spaces from the value of an ID element.
The value cannot contain control characters.Analysis Services will implicitly remove control characters from the value of an ID element.
The following reserved values cannot be used:
AUX
CLOCK$
COM1 through COM9 (COM1, COM2, COM3, and so on)
CON
LPT1 through LPT9 (LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, and so on)
NUL
PRN
The following table lists additional characters that cannot be used within the value of an ID element, depending on the parent element.
Parent element | Invalid Characters |
---|---|
Server | The name must follow the rules for Windows computer names. IP addresses are not valid. |
DataSource | :/\\*|?"()[]{}<> ` |
Level, Attribute Element | .,;':/\\*|?"&%$!+=[]{}<> ` |
All other parent elements | .,;':/\\*|?"&%$!+=()[]{}<> ` |