alias

The alias property specifies a string (in quotation marks) that is incorporated into the names of generated output. If you do not set the alias property, the part name is used instead.

Compatibility

Table 1. Compatibility considerations for alias property
Platform Issue
COBOL generation When the alias property is specified, the value replaces the declared name and is truncated, if necessary, to conform to the maximum permitted length of the name used in generated output. The lengths vary by part type:
  • Service and Interface part names have a 7-character maximum.
  • Program and Library part names have an 8-character maximum for zSeries, and a 7 character maximum for iSeries®.
  • FormGroup part names have a 6-character maximum.
  • Form part names have an 8-character maximum.
  • DataTable part names have a 7-character maximum.
VGWebTransaction program The property relates a VGUI field to a JSP control ID. The property is useful in this case:
  • You migrated a program from VisualAge® Generator, and
  • The ID in the existing JSP file is not valid in EGL.

You have no reason to set the alias property if the field name in the VGUI record is equivalent to the control ID, as is usually the case.


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