Creating Additional Alias Tables

If you require more than the default Alias table, you can create additional Alias tables on the Dimensions and Models tab, and then you can view the tables and input the alias member names for the selected dimension on the Hierarchy tab. The additional alias tables and members can be viewed in the Detailed View, and when querying data in Smart View. The additional alias tables cannot be viewed in the Table View.

On the Hierarchy tab , only the Default Alias is listed. You cannot select additional Alias tables using the Columns option under View.

To create additional Alias tables:

1. From the Home page, select an option:

   • Library, and then Application

   • Application

2. Open the application by clicking the application name, or selecting Open from the Actions menu.
3. From the Application Overview, select the Dimensions and Models tab .
4. Select Actions, and then Manage Alias Tables.
   
   
   
5. Click Add Row to add a blank field for the new alias table label, and then enter the name for the New Alias Table for the dimension.
   
   
   
6. Optional: Click in the Label field to change the label for an existing Alias Table, and then click Close.
7. On the Dimensions and Models tab, click the name of the dimension for which you want to add alias member names. In this example, the dimension is DVDs.
8. On the Hierarchy tab , modify the Alias Default, if required. In this example, the alias default table is named DVD Player Bluray Frontloading.
9. Select the Detailed View , and under Aliases, enter the alias for the selected member. In this example, the alias Abbreviated Name is DVD BR FL.
   
   
   

   Note:

   When you return to the Table View, only the Default Alias table is visible.

10. Click Close.
11. Select Actions, then Deploy, and then the model name to update the model.