alias.create

Creates an alias within a dimension.

alias.create(dimensionName, aliasName)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
dimensionName	string	The dimension's name.
aliasName	string	The alias's name.

Returns

string

An empty string when it succeeds, or an error message when it fails, such as when the dimension can't be found.

Examples

alias.create("Account", "No - Name");

// Create an alias, then update the alias of an element
alias.create("Product", "Long Name");
alias.set("Product", "Long Name", "PW-100", "Premium Widget 100mm");

Related

• alias.createOrWipe: creates an alias within a dimension if it doesn't exist, or wipes the data on the alias if it already exists.
• alias.set: updates the alias of a given element within the dimension.