The Alias Map component (mrAliasMap.dll) is used to convert text to unique names that meet certain criteria, such as a maximum length of eight characters or a restricted character set. When necessary, the component can also create multiple unique names from each input text. The input text is assumed to be double-byte encoded Unicode and the output names are called aliases.

The overall principle of the Alias Map component object model is that you cannot create an object and insert it into a collection. The object model creates its own objects and gives them to you. The only exception is IMapper and IAliasCollection, which operate on the public interfaces alone.

To use the Alias Map component with the Metadata Model in Visual C++, import aliasmap.dll. To use the Alias map component with the Metadata Model in Visual Basic, add SPSS MR AliasMap Type Library to the references.

UNICOM Intelligence Data Model