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ComAssembly Data Type (ASSL)

Defines a derived data type that represents a COM library associated with a Server or Database element.

Security noteSecurity Note

COM assemblies might pose a security risk. Due to this risk and other considerations, COM assemblies have been deprecated in SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services (SSAS). COM assemblies might not be supported in future releases.

Syntax

<ComAssembly>
      <!-- The following elements extend Assembly -->
   <Source>...</Source>
</ComAssembly>

Data Type Characteristics

Characteristic

Description

Base data types

Assembly

Derived data types

None

Data Type Relationships

Relationship

Element

Parent elements

None

Child elements

Source

Derived elements

See Assembly (Assemblies collection of Database or Server)

Remarks

The ComAssembly element contains a reference (either the fully qualified file name or the programmatic identifier) to a COM library associated with an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services or with a specific database on an instance of SSAS.

The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is ComAssembly.