distribution-element-assl.md

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Distribution Element (ASSL) | Microsoft Docs	Learn about the Distribution property element in the Analysis Services Scripting Language (ASSL) schema.	7/25/2018	analysis-services	assl	kfollis	reference	kfollis	kfollis

Distribution Element (ASSL)

Contains a provider-specific value that describes how scalar values are distributed within a column of a MiningStructure element.

Syntax

  
<ScalarMiningStructureColumn>  
   ...  
   <Distribution>...</Distribution>  
   ...  
</ScalarMiningStructureColumn>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String (enumeration)
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that can occur once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	ScalarMiningStructureColumn
Child elements	None

Remarks

The values available for the Distribution element, such as Normal or Uniform, are specific to each mining algorithm provider. For more information about valid Distribution values, see the mining algorithm provider documentation.

The element corresponding to the parent of Distribution in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model is xref:Microsoft.AnalysisServices.ScalarMiningStructureColumn.

See Also

Properties (ASSL)