Database Element

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Attribute	API Type	Default	Description
ConnectionName	AstDbConnectionNode		Refers to the connection used to access this database This is a required reference to an existing definiton.
Name	String		Specifies the name of the object. This name can be used to reference this object from anywhere else in the program. This is a required property
LogicalDisplayFolder	String	string.Empty	Specifies a path that should be used for organizing the tree display of this object in the Logical View in BimlStudio.
PackageSubpath	String		This specifies a file path fragment to use for emitting output files for this database. It is most commonly employed to ensure that the output files for multiple objects will be placed into the same output directory.
ServerName	AstServerNode		References the server instance that contains this database. This references an existing definiton.

Child	API Type	Description
<Annotations> <Annotation /> </Annotations>	AstAnnotationNode	This is a collection of annotation items that can be used to specify documentation, tags, or other information. Annotations are particularly useful for storing information about nodes that can be used by BimlScript code.
<CustomExtensions> <CustomExtension /> </CustomExtensions>	AstCustomExtensionContainerTaskNode	This collection specifies the definition for one or more SSIS package containers that can be used to execute custom actions relevant to the creation of this database. This is useful for creating stored procedures, custom constraints, and other custom operations.
<FileGroups> <FileGroup /> </FileGroups>	AstDatabaseFileGroupNode	Defines the avaliable file groups in the database.
<PartitionFunctions> <PartitionFunction /> </PartitionFunctions>	AstPartitionFunctionNode	Defines the avaliable partition functions in the database.
<PartitionSchemes> <PartitionScheme /> </PartitionSchemes>	AstPartitionSchemeNode	Defines the available partition schemes in the database.