Target Element (XMLA)

Syntax

<MergePartitions>
   <Target>
      <DatabaseID>...</DatabaseID>
      <CubeID>...</CubeID>
      <MeasureGroupID>...</MeasureGroupID>
      <PartitionID>...</PartitionID>
   </Target>
</MergePartitions>

Element Characteristics

Element Relationships

Remarks

The Target element is an object reference to a single partition into which the contents of the source partitions, specified by the Sources element of the parent MergePartitions element, are to be merged.

Example

The following example combines all four partitions of the Internet Sales measure group into the Internet_Sales_2004 target partition. The example refers to the AdventureWorks cube of the AdventureWorks sample Analysis Services database.

<MergePartitions xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/analysisservices/2003/engine">
  <Sources>
     <Source>
        <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>
        <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>
        <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>
        <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2001</PartitionID>
     </Source>
     <Source>
      <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>
      <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>
      <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>
      <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2002</PartitionID>
    </Source>
    <Source>
      <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>
      <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>
      <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>
      <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2003</PartitionID>
    </Source>
  </Sources>
  <Target>    <DatabaseID>database</DatabaseID>    <CubeID>Adventure Works DW</CubeID>    <MeasureGroupID>Fact Internet Sales 1</MeasureGroupID>    <PartitionID>Internet_Sales_2004</PartitionID>  </Target>
</MergePartitions>

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