Aliases are alternate names, descriptions, languages, or other items that help to define dimensions. For example, you may refer to a customer number in the system, but you can assign an alias that displays the company name on the screen, to make it easier to identify that client. You can assign one or more aliases to accounts, currencies, entities, scenarios, periods, versions, years, and user-defined dimension members.
Note: | Duplicate member names or aliases are not allowed within the same dimension. |
For Profitability and Cost Management, the alias must be set in Performance Management Architect. For detailed instructions on creating Alias dimensions, see the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect Administrator's Guide.
Caution! | If an Alias association is deleted in Performance Management Architect, it is not deleted from the model. |
When installation is complete, a “Default” alias table is available. After redeployment, you can view the alias on all screens that use the Common Member Selector, including Driver Selections, Assignments, Data Entry, and Traceability. To search and filter aliases, you must first select Show Alias from the Context Menu.
Note: | The Alias View is not available on the Select Driver selector, which is accessed when adding or modifying a driver. |
Aliases may be cloned if a particular dimension is cloned in Essbase.
To view Aliases:
From the application, select any screen that uses the Common Member Selector, for example, Driver Selections, Assignments, Data Entry, or Trace Allocations. The appropriate screen with Common Member Selector is displayed, showing all available members.
Optional: Click the selector button
or the Add button 
, for example, on the Driver Selections or Trace Allocations screen.The Select Member dialog box opens, showing all available members.
Optional: In the Common Member Selector, click the Context Menu button
, and select Show Alias.Aliases are displayed in the list of members.
Note:
If you select Show Alias from the Context Menu, and no alias is assigned, the member name is displayed within square brackets. For example, the member name Product is displayed as [Product]