Resolving alias conflicts

An object structure that contains multiple objects and supports flat files or interface tables, cannot have duplicate field names for any of the fields in its objects. You must resolve any field name (alias) conflicts before you can generate interface tables and flat file records.

About this task

If an alias conflict exists, the Alias Conflict check box is selected on the object structure record. You can change an alias only if the Support Flat File Structure check box is selected on the record, indicating that the data is processed using interface tables or flat files.

Procedure

  1. When an alias conflict exists, select a business object in the Source Objects table.
  2. Select the Add/Modify Alias action. If a duplicate alias exists for a field, the corresponding Duplicate check box is selected.
  3. To update a duplicate alias:
    1. Click View Details for the duplicate alias.
    2. Specify a new value in the ALIASNAME field.
    3. Click OK.

What to do next

After you resolve all alias conflicts, you can generate interface tables and flat file records. If you use interface tables, you must regenerate all tables that use the updated object structure. To regenerate interface tables, select the Create Interface Tables action in the External Systems application.