alias-element-assl.md

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

Alias Element (ASSL)

Defines an alias for an Account element.

Syntax

  
<Aliases>  
      <Alias>...</Alias>  
</Aliases>  

Element Characteristics

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

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Aliases
Child elements	None

Remarks

The value of the Alias element is used as an alternate name for the account defined by the Account parent element, and helps to identify the combination of account type and aggregation function in a user interface.

The element that corresponds to the parent of the Aliases collection in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Account.

See Also

Properties (ASSL)