Database Element for Configuration (DTA)

Article
03/03/2023

Applies to: SQL Server

Specifies the database against which you want the Database Engine Tuning Advisor to evaluate the hypothetical configuration (specified by the Configuration element).

Syntax

  
<Server>  
...code removed here...  
    <Database>...</Database>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Required one or more times per Server element.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Server Element for Configuration (DTA)
Child elements	Name Element for Database (DTA) Schema Element for Database (DTA) Recommendation Element (DTA)

Remarks

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).

Example

For a usage example of this Database element, see the XML Input File Sample with User-specified Configuration (DTA).