root Element (XMLA)

Contains a result returned by the Discover method or an XML for Analysis (XMLA) command executed using the Execute method.

Syntax

<return> <!-- or results-->
   ...
   <root xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis:mddataset">...</root> <!-- for Execute method only -->
   <!-- or -->
   <root xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis:rowset">...</root>
   <!-- or -->
   <root xmlns= xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:xml-analysis:empty">...</root>
   ...
</return>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	Ancestor Data type DiscoverResponse Rowset, olapxmla_EmptyResult ExecuteResponse MDDataSet, Rowset, olapxmla_EmptyResult
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-n: Required element that can occur more than once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	results, return
Child elements	None

Remarks

The root element contains the information returned in either the DiscoverResponse element returned by a single Discover method call, or in the ExecuteResponse element returned by a single XMLA command executed by a single Execute method call.

See Also

Concepts

Properties (XMLA)