Using aliases for attribute names
An alias is an alternative name for an attribute name. You can use aliases in particular to give long names of indirect attributes an alternative, shorter name that meets your requirements.
Vissim contains predefined aliases, each of which represents an attribute with subattributes from the vehicle network and pedestrian network performance. In PTV Hub in Models, you can use these aliases as KPIs to compare scenarios, if you placed the network under scenario management and saved it as cloud model 
Models Help: Use scenario KPIs to compare scenarios.
The alias is displayed in the following elements:
- In the Aliases list (Defining aliases)
- In the attributes list: the alias replaces the standard name of the attribute. A column must be shown for the attribute, for which you have defined the alias.
- In the Attribute Selection window: The alias is displayed at the position specified by alphabetical order. The alias is highlighted with a blue symbol (Selecting attributes and subattributes for columns of a list). The standard name of the attribute is still displayed.
The alias is output in the following files:
- Network file (*.inpx)
- Attribute file (*.att)
- Model transfer file (*.trax)
- Pedestrian record file (*.pp)
- Vehicle record file (*.ftp)
