SAP ABAP Data Element UDALIASN (Alias Name)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-DWB-TOO-DMO (Application Component) Data Modeler
     SDUM (Package) DM: Data Modeler (new) and SIMO (old)
Basic Data
Data Element UDALIASN
Short Description Alias Name  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type TEXT60    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 60    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 60    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Alias 
Medium 17 Alias 
Long 20 Alias Name 
Heading 60 Alias Name 
Documentation

Definition

Aliases are context-specific technical terms for an entity type.

Use

Procedure

Examples

For example, the entity type 'supplier' has the following aliases in different areas:

  • 'supplier' in materials management
  • 'vendor' in financial accounting
  • 'business partner' in marketing

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950223 
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