| title | Database Element for Configuration (DTA) | |
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| description | In the dta utility, the Database element for Configuration specifies the database against which you want to evaluate a configuration. | |
| author | rwestMSFT | |
| ms.author | randolphwest | |
| ms.date | 03/01/2017 | |
| ms.service | sql | |
| ms.subservice | tools-other | |
| ms.topic | reference | |
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Specifies the database against which you want the Database Engine Tuning Advisor to evaluate the hypothetical configuration (specified by the Configuration element).
<Server>
...code removed here...
<Database>...</Database>
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Data type and length | None. |
| Default value | None. |
| Occurrence | Required one or more times per Server element. |
| Relationship | Elements |
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| Parent element | Server Element for Configuration (DTA) |
| Child elements | Name Element for Database (DTA) Schema Element for Database (DTA) Recommendation Element (DTA) |
This element is of the DatabaseTypecomplexType name in the Database Engine Tuning Advisor XML schema. Do not confuse this Database element with the one whose root parent is the Server element, which occurs at the top of the XML input file. For more information, see Database Element for Server (DTA).
For a usage example of this Database element, see the XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA).