Resource Registry alias overview

If aliases are used with the Resource Registry, a single % sign in a command is ignored. If a command requires more than one % sign, an alias must exist that contains the % sign.

For example, if a command requires %TID%, then an alias should exist that has a value of %TID%.

Aliases in commands are interpreted in three ways depending on the following:

• Aliases are used and the alias has a value
• Aliases are used but the alias name does not exist
• Aliases are not used, which means that:
  • No configuration file was specified
  • The configuration file does not exist
  • There is an invalid configuration file (or resource files)

To demonstrate alias meanings, the following table shows the values of the command cat_%verb%_dog in three different scenarios:

Action

Result

Aliases are used and verb has a value of fights

cat_fights_dog

Aliases are used but verb is not defined

cat__dog

Aliases are not used

cat_%verb%_dog