datasource-element-assl.md

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DataSource Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs	Learn about the DataSource object element in the Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) schema.	10/31/2023	analysis-services	assl	reference	kfollis	kfollis	kfollis

DataSource Element (ASSL)

Defines a data source in a Analysis Services Database element.

Syntax

  
<DataSources>  
   <DataSource xsi:type="RelationalDataSource">...</DataSource>  
   <!-- or -->  
   <DataSource xsi:type="OlapDataSource">...</DataSource>  
   <!-- or -->  
   <DataSource xsi:type="PushedDataSource">...</DataSource>  
</DataSources>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	DataSources
Child elements	None

Remarks

The corresponding element in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.DataSource.

See Also

Database Element (ASSL)
Objects (ASSL)