IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Authoring services in Integration Designer > Developing business processes > Work with business vocabularies > Create a business vocabulary
Create an alias
Use an alias as a simple and descriptive way to refer to a field in a business object or WSDL message from within the context of a business item in a business vocabulary.
To create an alias, follow these steps:
Procedure
- Open an existing business vocabulary in an existing library.
- Select a business item to create the alias in.
- Click the Add Alias icon (
).
A new alias appears beneath the business item. The default name of the alias is Alias1 and the default type is 'string'.
An alias name is unique in the same business vocabulary namespace.
- Click the Show Properties
button to open the Properties view.
- Change the default name of the alias to a business-friendly and descriptive name that will make it easy for other users to understand what kind of data this attribute contains.
- Select a type for the alias by clicking in the Type column.
The Type selection pop-up menu displays.
- Select a type. The type displays in the Type column. Available types are shown in the drop down dialog box shown above.
- To refer to a particular field in a business object or WSDL message, click <build_expression> in the Expression column to launch the XPath Expression Builder.
The XPath Expression column is disabled if the business item containing the alias is not associated with a business object or WSDL message. This association is specified in the implementation property for the business item. The XPath Expression Builder is displayed.
For detailed information on how to build an xpath expression, refer to Using the XPath Expression Builder at
http://../com.ibm.wbit.help.mediation.doc/topics/tusexpathbld.html
- Click Insert simple expression button, and browse to the particular field in a business object or WSDL message to create an alias for, and click OK.