DataSource Data Type (ASSL)

Defines an abstract primitive data type that represents a data source in a Database element.

Syntax

<DataSource>
   <Name>...</Name>
   <ID>...</ID>
   <CreatedTimestamp>...</CreateTimestamp>
   <LastSchemaUpdate>...</LastSchemaUpdate>
   <ManagedProvider>...</ManagedProvider>
   <ConnectionString>...</ConnectionString>
   <ConnectionStringSecurity>...</ConnectionStringSecurity>
   <ImpersonationInfo>...</ImpersonationInfo>
   <Isolation>...</Isolation>
   <MaxActiveConnections>...</MaxActiveConnections>
   <Description>...</Description>
   <Timeout>...</Timeout>
   <Annotations>...</Annotations>
   <DataSourcePermission>...</DataSourcePermission>
</DataSource>

Data Type Characteristics

Characteristic

Description

Base data types

None

Derived data types

RelationalDataSource, OlapDataSource, PushedDataSource

Data Type Relationships

Remarks

When defining out-of-line bindings, the Name element is optional. Not having to specify a Name element allows data sources to be defined within the binding for cubes, partitions, and so on. For data sources contained by a Database element, Name is a required element.

For more information about data sources, see Data Sources (Analysis Services - Multidimensional Data).

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