# Alias

The alias statement is used for setting an alias according to which a field will be renamed whenever it occurs in the script that follows.

Syntax:

alias fieldname as aliasname {,fieldname as aliasname}

Arguments:

Arguments

| Argument | Description |
| --- | --- |
| fieldname | The name of the fieldin your source data |
| aliasname | An alias name you want to use instead |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/ScriptRegularStatements/Alias.htm)

#### Examples and results:

| Example | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `Alias ID_N<br>as NameID;` |  |
| `Alias A<br>as Name, B as Number, C as Date;` | The name changes defined through this statement are used on all subsequent SELECT and LOAD statements.<br>A new alias can be defined for a field name by a new alias statement at any subsequent position in the script. |

## Learn more

* [Load](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2024/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/ScriptRegularStatements/Load.htm)
* [Select](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2024/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/ScriptRegularStatements/Select.htm)