Synonyms Overview

Assume that every time these particular location codes appear on a report, the pages should be allocated to the specific recipients. If this is so, we can define these location codes as synonyms in the recipient tree.

Synonyms are nicknames or aliases for recipients. If we know that a particular string that appears in our reports is associated with a particular recipient, we can define the string as a synonym in the recipient tree.

Let's associate some aliases with our recipients in the sample recipient tree diagram:

Figure 18 Synonyms in a Recipient Tree

Defining Synonyms in the Recipient Tree

Once you have identified strings as being recipient synonyms, you should define them in the recipient tree. You simply select your previously-defined recipient, and insert the associated alias. You can define an unlimited number of synonyms for each recipient, since the same recipient may be identified differently in different reports and/or applications.

Figure 19 Recipient Definition Screen for Recipient BR11

------------------------ CONTROL-D RECIPIENT DEFINITION -------------------(T.S)

COMMAND ===>                                                    SCROLL===> CRSR

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  RECIPIENT BR11       RECIPIENT LEVEL 25   PARENT OPSADMIN    PARENT LEVEL 10

  DESC THIS IS THE BRANCH MANAGER IN MIAMI                                    

  DESC                                                                        

  ==========================================================================

  SYNONYM 1001                                                               

  SYNONYM BRANCH-11-MIAMI                                                     

  SYNONYM BRNCH 11                                                           

  SYNONYM BRAN11MI                                                            

  SYNONYM ACCMIAMI                                                            

  SYNONYM                                                                     

  AUTHORIZE            $SYSDATA                                               

  ADDRESS MRS. ROBINSON                                                      

  ADDRESS BRANCH MANAGER                                                      

  ADDRESS BRANCH 11                                                           

  ADDRESS 110 GLENDALE DRIVE                                                  

  ADDRESS MIAMI                                                               

  ADDRESS MI40 4PP                                                            

  ADDRESS                                                                     

  ===========================================================================

  INDEX                USER BANNER Y                    REPORT BANNER Y      

  DEF DEST                                                                    

  ===========================================================================

                         P C   P A R A M E T E R S                           

   AUTHORIZED N                                                               

======= >>>>>>>>>>>> END OF RECIPIENT DEFINITION PARAMETERS <<<<<<<<<<<< ===

FILL IN RECIPIENT DEFINITION.                                         12.04.48

In this example, five synonyms were defined for recipient BR11. Synonyms can be up to twenty characters in length, and do not have to be unique.