The ALIAS is the CREATE REPORT clause that specifies that the table alias is added to the field names in the report.

create report (m.lcReportName) from alias() column <b>ALIAS</b>

sage = mudrez according to my dictonary.

>Sergey,
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>What is your syntax exactly? I've tried and it placed a table in DE. Here is my command:

create report (m.lcReportName) from alias() column

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>BTW, how to say "mudrez" (wise man) in English?



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>TIA
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>>Nadya,
>>After adding ALIAS clause to the CREATE REPORT I don't see a table in DE. Try and let me know.
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>>>Yes, you're right. It has Default DS, but it places the table into its DE. So, the problem is, how to remove this table from DE programatically? I guess, I have to open this report as a table and get rid of this table in its DE (I'll experiment with this idea). Do you have other ideas for me to try?
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>>>>Maybe The report created on the fly in this case has a private datasession?
>>>>Try to open it in report writer and preview.
>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Nadya,
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>>>>>>I don't see any problem in your code that could cause that. To be sure I would put SUSPEND right before DODEFAULT() and check that everything is ok.
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