Binding Element (XMLA)

Defines an out-of-line binding for an Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services object, such as an attribute in a dimension, for the Bindings collection of a Batch or Process command.

Syntax

<Bindings>
   <Binding xsi:type="DimensionAttributeBinding">...</Binding>
   <!-- or -->
   <Binding xsi:type="MeasureGroupAttributeBinding">...</Binding>
   <!-- or -->
   <Binding xsi:type="PartitionBinding">...</Binding>
</Bindings>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	DimensionAttributeBinding, MeasureGroupAttributeBinding, PartitionBinding
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Bindings
Child elements	None

Remarks

Binding elements define out-of-line bindings, other than data sources and data source views, for Analysis Services objects to be processed by a Batch or Process command. For more information about processing objects, see Processing Objects (XMLA).

For more information about out-of-line bindings, see Data Sources and Bindings (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).

See Also

Concepts

Properties (XMLA)