Type Element (XMLA)

Determines the type of processing to be performed by the Process element.

Syntax

<Process>
...
   <Type>...</Type>
...
</Process>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String (enumeration)
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Process
Child elements	None

Remarks

For more information about processing options available to objects on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, see Processing Analysis Services Objects.

The value of the Type element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.

Value	Description
ProcessFull	Drops all data in the affected object, and then processes the affected object.
ProcessAdd	Adds new data to the affected object.
ProcessUpdate	Refreshes the data in the affected object.
ProcessIndexes	Creates or rebuilds indexes and aggregations in the affected object.
ProcessScriptCache	If the cube is processed, the server will rebuild the MDX script cache. If not, an error will be raised. Note   Applies only to cube.
ProcessData	Processes data only in the affected object.
ProcessDefault	Detects the state of the affected object and then performs the appropriate processing option on the affected object to fully optimize it and return it to a fully processed state.
ProcessClear	Drops the data in the affected object and all related objects.
ProcessStructure	Processes the structure only of the affected object.
ProcessClearStructureOnly	Clears data only from the affected object.

See Also

Concepts

Properties (XMLA)