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# How to Add Aliases

### Open the Transformation/Security tab in the Pipeline Designer page

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-27/23e1211b-d5a6-477f-a67f-5c7a05e559a0/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=1447,809\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=548,170)

### Find the View Alias column and add alias names for the attributes

For the JSON Tutorial, add the following view alias to the `Y|Cre|Shipment.last_update` attribute:

```
shipment_last_update
```

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-27/a327671d-94aa-4394-b916-31af6d1bb4a4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,6\&br_px=1447,815\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=680,277)

Additionally, add the following view alias to the `Y|Cre|Shipment.shipment_status`attribute:

```
shipment_last_status
```

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-27/10a52bb9-3c38-41c7-89f8-94d77ac5fc09/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,53\&br_px=1447,862\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=682,277)

### Save the Attributes

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-27/dcdc4fc6-fb0a-4852-a794-ce7abd73e8c6/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,238\&br_px=1447,1048\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=285,495)

### Scroll to the Arrays section

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-26/ba416d68-3e65-4776-85cb-078f1ab3ccf4/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,82\&br_px=1376,851\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=312,277)

### Enter dynamic table alias names for the desired array attributes

For the JSON tutorial, find the operation\_logs attribute and use this dynamic table alias name:

```
process_logs
```

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-14/80109db5-f99e-45a3-a924-be4178e2dfe0/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,174\&br_px=1541,943\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=836,277)

Additionally, find the process\_steps attribute and use this dynamic table alias name:

```
process_steps
```

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-14/c601b6e9-6981-4d11-9f67-f2f20b1fe172/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=164,189\&br_px=1541,959\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=839,294)

### Save the Arrays

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-14/c65c55c4-7847-4bb4-9f31-11ca1b346bad/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,189\&br_px=1376,959\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=378,358)

### Ensure the data source arrays saved

![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-11-27/bbc94313-b29d-4ba4-bbed-c14ff798e592/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,0\&br_px=1447,809\&force_format=jpeg\&q=100\&width=1120.0\&wat=1\&wat_opacity=1\&wat_gravity=northwest\&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png\&wat_pad=682,175)


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