NameColumn Element (ASSL)
Identifies the column that provides the name of the parent element.
Syntax
<DimensionAttribute> <!-- or ScalarMiningStructureColumn -->
...
<NameColumn xsi:type="DataItem">...</NameColumn>
...
</DimensionAttribute>
Element Characteristics
Characteristic
Description
Data type and length
Default value
Ancestor or Parent
Default Value
DimensionAttributeVaries (see Remarks)
ScalarMiningStructureColumnNone
Cardinality
0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.
Element Relationships
| Relationship | Element |
|---|---|
Parent elements |
|
Child elements |
None |
Remarks
If the KeyColumns collection of DimensionAttribute contains a single KeyColumn element representing a key column with a string data type, the same DataItem values are used as default values for the NameColumn element.
For more information about the DataItem type, including a table of Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) objects and properties of the DataItem type, see DataItem Data Type (ASSL).
In Parent-Child dimensions the NameColumn Element (ASSL) used comes from the child element not from the parent; if the Usage Element (DimensionAttribute) (ASSL) value, on the parent object, is set to Parent then the NameColumn Element (ASSL) is not used.
The elements that correspond to the parents of NameColumn in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are DimensionAttribute and ScalarMiningStructureColumn.