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<h2 id="ali"><a href="rbafzmst02.htm#ToC_37">Aliases</a></h2><a id="idx105" name="idx105"></a>
<p>An <span class="italic">alias</span> is an alternate name for a table or view.
You can use an alias to reference a table or view in those cases where an
existing table or view can be referenced.<sup class="fn"><a id="wq11" name="wq11" href="rbafzmstali.htm#wq12">3</a></sup> However,
the option of referencing a table or view by an alias is not explicitly shown
in the syntax diagrams or mentioned in the description of SQL statements.
Like tables and views, an alias may be created, dropped, and have a comment
or label associated with it. No authority is necessary to use an alias. Access
to the tables and views that are referred to by the alias, however, still
require the appropriate authorization for the current statement.</p>
<p>An alias has a name and may have a different system name. The system name
is the name used by i5/OS. Either name is acceptable wherever an <span class="italic">alias-name</span> is specified in SQL statements.</p>
<p>An <span class="italic">alias</span> is created with the CREATE ALIAS statement.
For more information about creating aliases, see <a href="rbafzmsthcalias.htm#hcalias">CREATE ALIAS</a>.</p>
<hr /><div class="fnnum"><a id="wq12" name="wq12" href="rbafzmstali.htm#wq11">3</a>.</div>
<div class="fntext">You cannot use an alias in all
contexts. For example, an alias that refers to an individual member of a database
file cannot be used in data definition language (DDL) statements.</div>
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