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Can I add a friendly name to my Entity?

This question often emerges in conversations with Customers. Developers give OutSystems Entity names, which can be very technical or cryptic. When these Entities are exposed to a service that Data Analysts consume, they can find it challenging to identify which data sits in which Entity.

To solve this, Hubway allows you to add an alias name to Entities.

In the Builder, go to the Project Entities tab. Click the 3 vertical dots (menu) next to the Entity and click Add Alias option.

Add Alias
Add Alias

A popup will appear. Here you can type a friendly alias name to the Entity and Save it.

Alias Name
Alias Name

The Alias name will now appear in place of the actual Entity name.

Entity Name is replaced by its Alias Name
Entity Name is replaced by its Alias Name

While invoking the service, the alias name should be used to make any OData call. For example, you will have to use

https://hubway.com/HW/rest/odata/sales-order/CustomerOrder instead of https://hubway.com/HW/rest/odata/sales-order/Order

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