Parent Property (DTS)

The Parent property specifies a parent object or collection.

Applies To

Column Object	PrecedenceConstraint Object
Connection Object	Property Object
GlobalVariable Object	Step Object
Lookup Object	Task Object
OLEDBProperty Object	Transformation Object
Package Object	Properties Collection
Columns Collection	PrecedenceConstraints Collection
Connections Collection	Steps Collection
GlobalVariables Collection	Tasks Collection
Lookups Collection	Transformations Collection
OLEDBProperties Collection

Syntax

object.Parent

Part	Description
object	Expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

Remarks

The parent of an object is the collection of which it is a member of in the DTS hierarchy. The parent of a collection is the object above it in the hierarchy. The parent of the Package object is itself.

Data Type

Object

Modifiable

Read-only

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetParent(IDTSStdObject **pRetVal);

Note A C/C++ application obtains a reference on the parent object. The application must release its reference using the IUnknown::Release method.