4. CA MICS Facilities › 4.2 CA MICS Component Generator (MCG) › 4.2.4 Generator Definition Statements › 4.2.4.5 Common Data Element Definition Statements › 4.2.4.5.2 Alias Statement (ALIAS)

4.2.4.5.2 Alias Statement (ALIAS)

This statement defines the name by which this data
element's associated data dictionary description is stored.
The majority of data elements have their data dictionary
elements stored as members with names that are the same as
that of the element.  There are cases where a number of
different data elements have a common definition.  In these
cases, this definition need only be stored one time and an
alias assigned to each of the applicable elements.

The ALIAS statement for common data elements coded in
$DEGENIN is identical in content to the ALIAS statement for
ordinary data elements.
STATEMENT FORMAT

This keyword is coded with the KEYWORD starting in column
1, free-form, and continuing through column 72.  Continuation
is not supported.  The following describes the format and
coding rules for the alias statement.

   ALIAS xxxxxxxx
            |
            +---ALIASNAM - Data element name alias used to
                           name this element's data

STATEMENT OPTION DEFINITIONS

   ALIAS    - Defines the name by which this data element's
              associated data dictionary description is
              stored.

              ALIASNAM - Assigns a data dictionary alias for
                         the data element name instead of
                         using the standard data element name
                         in the data dictionary.

STATEMENT DEFINITION EXAMPLE

    ALIAS TSMDIST

This statement assigns an alias data dictionary name
"TSMDIST" to the data element defined in the NAME statement
immediately following this ALIAS statement.