An alias is a named reference to a data mining run, report output, or data configuration. Currently, aliases can be used in setting up a drug profile configuration and in run definition files (managed by Oracle).
A drug profile configuration can reference aliases for data mining runs or report outputs. When a user navigates to the Drugs tab, any aliases referenced by the drug profile configuration are resolved. When source data is updated and new runs and report outputs are created, you can modify the aliases to point to different runs and report outputs, rather than modifying the drug profile configuration.