Manage aliases

An alias is a named reference to a data mining run, report output, or data configuration.

If you have permission to view the target of an alias, the alias is listed on the Manage Aliases page.

1. Log into the Oracle Empirica Signal application as a user with the Manage Aliases permission.
2. In the left navigation pane, click the Settings icon ().
3. In the Configure System section, click Manage Aliases.
4. From the Target Type drop-down list, select the target type for which you want to view aliases, or--to include all types (optional).

Column	Description
Name	Name of the alias. The name must be unique among other aliases for the same target type.
Target Type	One of the following values: Configuration—The target is a data configuration. Data Mining Run—The target is a completed data mining run (MGPS or logistic regression). Report Output—The target is a report output.
Target	Name and/or identifier of the specific data configuration, data mining run, or report output with which the alias is associated. Note: If you change the name of a data mining run, report output, or data configuration that is the target of an existing alias, this field is updated automatically for that alias. Report output and data mining run alias names distinguish between S (Standard) and S+C. This only impacts users of drug profiles whose existing aliases have (S+C) data mining runs or report outputs as their target. If your aliases have Suspect-only targets (targets that use the (S) configuration), you do not need to change anything in your drug profile configurations; the aliases will update to the new data release as they always have and will point to their Suspect-only targets. If your data mining run and report output aliases in drug profiles currently point to (S + C) runs or report outputs, you must change your drug profile configurations to use the new alias names to point to the (S + C) targets. As with the Suspect-only aliases, these new aliases will be updated with each succeeding data release. Note that the alias for the 3D data mining run needs no such distinction, as it only ever uses the (S + C) configuration.
Target Status	One of the following values: Valid—The alias target exists and, in the case of a data configuration, is valid. Broken—The alias target has been deleted. In the case of a data configuration, the target status also becomes Broken if the data configuration becomes invalid.
Created By	Name of the user who created the alias.
Created	Date and time when the alias was created.
Modified By	Name of the user who last modified the alias.
Modified	Date and time when the alias was last modified.

Manage Aliases page options

• To add an alias, click Add Alias. For more information, see Add or edit an alias.
• To edit an alias that you created, click the Row Action menu () for an alias, and then click Edit.

Row Action menu options

If you click the Row Action menu () for an alias, you can do the following:

• To view an alias, click View.
• To edit an alias that you created, click Edit.
• To delete an alias that you created, click Delete. If you delete an alias that is referenced by a drug profile configuration, that reference is removed from the drug profile configuration.

Note:

If you have the Administer Users permission, you can edit or delete aliases created by other users in your login group.