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Working with File Alias Setting Process |
  
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Working with File Alias Setting Process
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Working with File Alias Setting Process |
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Process Purpose
The "File Alias Setting" process is used to change the alias reference name of a given data file and redirect it to a different data file.
When you add a process, you are required to define its settings. This occurs in the process's properties window which is displayed automatically after having added the "File Alias Setting" process.
If any subsequent edition is required, double-click the process to open its properties window and enter the necessary modifications.
Proceed as follows:
File Name |
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Alias |
Select the data file's alias to change from the drop-down OR insert a variable with that value. If required, click |
Physical Name |
Enter the new data file name to be referenced by the previously selected alias OR insert a variable with that value. |
If required, use the icons on the upper right corner of the process properties window:
Click this icon to create a new data file. Go to Creating a Data File to see how to fill in the several options available.
Use the icon to attach any relevant notes to this process. Click it and enter your notes in the resulting text box. These notes will be displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window (in the "Notes" field) and in the "Developer Report".
After filling in the required options, click 
to conclude or 
to abort the operation.
The added process is displayed in the corresponding "Actions" tab or "Process" window.
You can use relative paths to refer the file(s) you want to use in your project. See Working with Aliases.
Use the right-click in MCL-Designer's input boxes to access some related options as well as the general "Cut", "Copy"; "Paste"; "Search" actions (active/inactive according to the current context).
Ex: If you right-click the "Variable" input box (included in a "Conversion's" properties window), you are provided with general editing/search actions and other more specific options such as "Variable Select" (see "Variable Select"); "Variable Insert" (see "Variable Insert"); "Insert Special Character" (see To Insert Special Characters into a Control's Text Input Field) and "Localization Select" (see Localization List).
If you right-click another input box, it may provide other possibilities.
to edit the selected data file. See