title Name Element for Column (DTA) description In the dta utility, the Name element for Column specifies the name for an index column in a user-specified configuration. author rwestMSFT ms.author randolphwest ms.date 03/01/2017 ms.service sql ms.subservice tools-other ms.topic reference ms.collection data-tools helpviewer_keywords Name element dev_langs XML Name Element for Column (DTA) [!INCLUDE SQL Server] Specifies the name for an index column in a user-specified configuration. Syntax <Index> <Column> <Name>...</Name> Element Characteristics Characteristic Description Data type and length string, unlimited length. Default value None. Occurrence Required once for each Column element. Element Relationships Relationship Elements Parent element Column Element for Index (DTA) Child elements None. Example For a usage example of this element, see XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA). See Also XML Input File Reference (Database Engine Tuning Advisor)