object-element-dimension-xmla.md

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Object Element (Dimension) (XMLA) | Microsoft Docs	Learn how the Object element (dimension) contains an object reference for the dimension on which the parent Insert, Update, or Drop command is executed.	01/05/2020	analysis-services	xmla	reference	kfollis	kfollis	kfollis

Object Element (Dimension) (XMLA)

Contains an object reference for the dimension on which the parent Insert, Update, or Drop command is executed.

Syntax

  
<Insert> <!-- or any of the parent elements in the Element relationships table -->  
...  
   <Object>  
      <Database>...</Database>  
      <Cube>...</Cube>  
      <Dimension>...</Dimension>  
   </Object>  
...  
</Insert>  

Element characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None
Default value	None
Cardinality	1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.

Element relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Drop, Insert, Update
Child elements	Cube, Database, Dimension

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