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Source Element (Binding) (ASSL)

Identifies the source of data to which the parent element is bound.

Syntax

<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 ParentData Type
AggregationInstanceTabularBinding
AggregationInstanceMeasureColumnBinding
CubeDataSourceViewBinding
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
PartitionTabularBinding
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.

Remarks

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

DimensionAttribute

AttributeBinding, ColumnBinding, TimeAttributeBinding (only for KeyColumns).

MeasureGroupAttribute

AttributeBinding, ColumnBinding, InheritedBinding.

ScalarMiningStructureColumn

ColumnBinding

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 (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).

See Also

Reference

Properties (ASSL)