Steps to Assign or Remove an Alias Name

You can assign an alias name to a derived instance of an object that appears in the Model view of the System Platform IDE. The System Platform IDE includes a Show Alias option that enables you to toggle the Model view to show the original tagname and alias names of objects.

An alias name must adhere to the following rules:

• An alias name can be up to a maximum of 128 characters in length.

• An alias name can consist of alphanumeric characters and special keyboard characters ( !,@,#, $,%,^,&,*,(,),-,_,=,+).

• An alias name can start with any alphanumeric or special character.

• An alias name can contain blank spaces.

• Multiple objects can be assigned the same alias name in a Galaxy.

To assign an alias name to an object

1. Open the Model view of the System Platform IDE to show the list of derived instances.

2. Ensure the derived instance you want to assign an alias name is undeployed.

3. Select the object instance from the Model view.

4. Right-click on the object to show the shortcut menu and select the Rename Alias option.

   You can also assign an alias name by other methods:

   • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + F2

   • Menu bar option: Select Edit from the menu bar and select the Rename Alias option.

     The Rename Alias dialog box appears with a field to assign a new Alias name.

     

5. Enter an alias name that meets the format rules and select OK.

   The object should appear in the Model view with its assigned alias name.

6. Verify the alias name has been assigned to the object.

   1. Right-click on the object with an assigned alias name and select the Show Alias option from the shortcut menu.

      You can also verify an alias name by other methods:

      • Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + F3

      • Menu bar option: Select theAlias\Tag name button on the menu bar.

   2. Toggle the Show Alias option to show the alias name and the tagname of the object. The title bar of the Model view indicates whether you are looking at the alias or tagnames of the objects.