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Type Element (XMLA)

Determines the type of processing to be performed by the Process element.

Syntax

<Process>
...
   <Type>...</Type>
...
</Process>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type and length

String (enumeration)

Default value

None

Cardinality

1-1: Required element that occurs once and only once.

Element Relationships

Relationship Element

Parent elements

Process

Child elements

None

Remarks

For more information about processing options available to objects on an instance of Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, see Processing in Analysis Services.

The value of the Type element is limited to one of the strings listed in the following table.

Value

Description

ProcessFull

Drops all data in the affected object, and then processes the affected object.

ProcessAdd

Adds new data to the affected object.

ProcessUpdate

Refreshes the data in the affected object.

ProcessIndexes

Creates or rebuilds indexes and aggregations in the affected object.

ProcessScriptCache

If the cube is processed, the server will rebuild the MDX script cache. If not, an error will be raised.

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This applies only to cubes.

ProcessData

Processes data only in the affected object.

ProcessDefault

Detects the state of the affected object and then performs the appropriate processing option on the affected object to fully optimize it and return it to a fully processed state.

ProcessClear

Drops the data in the affected object and all related objects.

ProcessStructure

Processes the structure only of the affected object.

ProcessClearStructureOnly

Clears data only from the affected object.

See Also

Concepts

Properties (XMLA)

Help and Information

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