DataItem.Collation Property
SQL Server 2012
Gets or sets the collation definition for the current DataItem.
Namespace: Microsoft.AnalysisServices
Assembly: Microsoft.AnalysisServices (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll)
[TypeConverterAttribute("Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Design.CollationTypeConverter, Microsoft.AnalysisServices.Design")] public string Collation { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.StringA System.String with the Locale Id, underscore (_), and character comparison definition flag.
Collation definition is composed of Locale Id string and the character comparison definition flag.
Character comparison definition flags are described in the following table.
binary | _BIN |
binary2 | _BIN2 |
case sensitive | _CS |
case insensitive | _CI |
accent sensitive | _AS |
accent insensitive | _AI |
kana-sensitive | _KS |
width-sensitive | _WS |
For a detailed explanation about comparison flags, see Windows Collation Name (Transact-SQL)
