alias

An alternative name:

1	In Actuate Basic, a name given to an external procedure to avoid conflict with constants, reserved words, or variables.

2	In a SQL SELECT statement, a name given to a database table or column.

3	In BIRT technology, a name given to a data-set column for use in an expression or in code in a script method.

Related terms

Actuate Basic, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) technology, column, constant, data set, database, expression, method, reserved word, SQL SELECT statement, table, variable

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display name

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