DataConnection element (DataConnections_Type complexType) ('Visio XML')

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

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Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes

Abstracts communication between one or more DataRecordset elements and a non-XML data source.

Element information

Element type	DataConnection_Type
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file	VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts	connections.xml

< xs:element name="DataConnection" type="DataConnection_Type" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
</xs:element >

If the schema defines specific requirements, such as sequence, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and choice, see the definition section.

Element	Type	Description
DataConnections	DataConnections_Type	Contains the DataConnection elements for the document.

None.

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
AlwaysUseConnectionFile	xsd:boolean	optional	The default value is false. See Remarks for more information.	Values of the xsd:boolean type.
Command	xsd:string	optional	The command string used to query the data source.	Values of the xsd:string type.
ConnectionString	xsd:string	optional	The connection string that defines the parameters necessary to connect to a data source.	Values of the xsd:string type.
FileName	xsd:string	required	The name of the connection file. See Remarks for more information.	Values of the xsd:string type.
FriendlyName	xsd:string	optional	A user provided name for the data connection.	Values of the xsd:string type.
ID	xsd:unsignedInt	required	The ID assigned by Visio for a given connection, unique within the document.	Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.
Timeout	xsd:unsignedInt	optional	The wait time in minutes while trying to establish a connection before terminating the attempt.	Values of the xsd:unsignedInt type.