2.2.4.2.2.1 MajorObject

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02/16/2023

The MajorObject complex type represents a choice between the objects that can be created or altered directly with a Create command or an Alter command. Any of the elements that are available within the xsd:choice element for MajorObject are referred to as "major objects" throughout this document.

   <xsd:complexType name="MajorObject">
     <xsd:choice>
       <xsd:element name="AggregationDesign" type="AggregationDesign"/>
       <xsd:element name="Assembly" type="Assembly"/>
       <xsd:element name="Cube" type="Cube"/>
       <xsd:element name="Database" type="Database"/>
       <xsd:element name="DataSource" type="DataSource"/>
       <xsd:element name="DataSourceView" type="DataSourceView"/>
       <xsd:element name="Dimension" type="Dimension"/>
       <xsd:element name="MdxScript" type="MdxScript"/>
       <xsd:element name="MeasureGroup" type="MeasureGroup"/>
       <xsd:element name="MiningModel" type="MiningModel"/>
       <xsd:element name="MiningStructure" type="MiningStructure"/>
       <xsd:element name="Partition" type="Partition"/>
       <xsd:element name="Permission" type="Permission"/>
       <xsd:element name="Perspective" type="Perspective"/>
       <xsd:element name="Role" type="Role"/>
       <xsd:element name="Server" type="Server"/>
       <xsd:element name="Trace" type="Trace"/>
     </xsd:choice>
   </xsd:complexType>

The following table specifies the elements that are included within the xsd:choice XSD schema element for MajorObject.

Element	Section	Description
AggregationDesign	2.2.4.2.2.12	A complex type that specifies a group of aggregations for a measure group.
Assembly	2.2.4.2.2.3	A complex type that specifies a function library containing functions that are accessible by queries and scripts.
Cube	2.2.4.2.2.9	A complex type that specifies a cube.
Database	2.2.4.2.2.5	A complex type that specifies a database object.
DataSource	2.2.4.2.2.6	A complex type that represents a source of data that is available to a database.
DataSourceView	2.2.4.2.2.7	A complex type that specifies a view over the schema of a data source.
Dimension	2.2.4.2.2.8	A complex type that specifies a dimensions object.
MdxScript	2.2.4.2.2.10	A complex type that specifies a script defined in the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language that contains calculation definition.
MeasureGroup	2.2.4.2.2.11	A complex type that specifies a MeasureGroup object for a cube.
MiningModel	2.2.4.2.2.16	A complex type that specifies a mining model.
MiningStructure	2.2.4.2.2.15	A complex type that specifies a mining structure.
Partition	2.2.4.2.2.13	A complex type that specifies a partition of a measure group.
Permission	2.2.4.2.2.21	A complex type that specifies a set of permissions assigned to a role.
Perspective	2.2.4.2.2.14	A complex type that specifies a Perspective object for a cube.
Role	2.2.4.2.2.28	A complex type that specifies a role to which permissions can be assigned.
Server	2.2.4.2.2.2	A complex type that specifies a server instance.
Trace	2.2.4.2.2.4	A complex type that represents a trace object. A trace is a set of server events that can be subscribed to by a client.

The following elements are common to all elements that are within the xsd:choice element for MajorObject. To avoid repetition, this table is not repeated for each element within xsd:choice.

Element	Read-Only	Default value	Description
Name		[Required]	The object name.
ID		Defaults to Name.	The object ID string.
CreatedTimestamp	Yes		A timestamp for the time that the object was created.
LastSchemaUpdate	Yes		A timestamp for the time that the schema was last updated.
Description		Empty	The object description.
Annotations		Empty	A collection of Annotation objects.

2.2.4.2.2.1 MajorObject

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