HP System Dictionary/XL Utilities Reference Manual - Part 1 SDDBD (32256-90003)

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Schema Generation Process

Alias Name Option

If name option is ALIAS, data names are generated from the dictionary as described below.

For database name, the IMAGE-ALIAS name of the database entity is used. If

IMAGE-ALIAS name does not exist, then the primary name will be used.

For data item name, the IMAGE-ALIAS name from relationship of relationship-type

RECORD contains ELEMENT is used. If the IMAGE-ALIAS name does not exist at the

relationship level or the IMAGE-ALIAS names from different relationships for the same

item are not the same, then the IMAGE-ALIAS name of the ELEMENT entity is used. If

the IMAGE-ALIAS name does not exist at the ELEMENT entity level, then the primary

name of the element will be used. Also if the IMAGE-ALIAS name conﬂicts with another

item name, then the primary name of the element will be used.

Similar rules apply for data set name. First, SDDBC will try to use the IMAGE-ALIAS

name from relationship of relationship type IMAGE-DATABASE contains

IMAGE-DATASET. If the IMAGE-ALIAS name at the relationship level does not exist,

then the IMAGE-ALIAS name of the DATA SET entity will be used. If the IMAGE-ALIAS

name at the DATA SET entity level does not exist then the primary name of the data set

will be used. Also if the IMAGE-ALIAS name conﬂicts with another data set name, then

the primary name of the data set will be used.