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Set Item Aliases for Display in Dashboards and Views

Users with the role right to View Item Display Name or Name Alias can select which name to display in their dashboards and views. Display names are set by default. You can change this default setting to display item aliases instead.

Administrators can set role rights.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to your user account.
2. Select My Settings, Display Settings, and click the Display Settings menu item. This menu item is available to users who were given the "View Item Display Name or Name Alias" role right.
3. Select 'Use Item Name Alias' from the Item Name Display Option menu.

   Going forward, item aliases are displayed in dashboards and views.

   For the views that have column setting options, you can override the setting that you set in this procedure. For example, in Inventory views, you can select to display both the display names and aliases for items. A white arrow on the column lets you access a menu of table column options. Select Columns to enable and disable the metrics that were enabled for the table by default.

More information:

Set Alias Names For Multiple Monitored Devices

Set Alias Names For Interfaces and Components On Multiple Monitored Devices