Adding Segment Aliases

Aliases, or alternate names, can be assigned to segments.

Make sure that you have write access to the map data.
  1. Select one or more segments for which to add an alias.
  2. Click Map > Properties , or click the Properties button: Properties button

    The Properties dialog box shows information for the current selection.

  3. In the Properties dialog box, click the ellipsis [...] button beside the alias field. (This is the second ellipsis button).

    The Alias Properties dialog box appears.

    Alias Properties dialog box
  4. In the list at the left of the dialog box, click one of the following options:
    • Global Aliases - Specify an alias for all segments with the selected street name.
    • Segment Aliases - Specify an alias to the selected segments.
  5. Click one of the following buttons:
    • Add New - Add a new alias name. Click the button, and then type the alias information in Alias Properties dialog box fields.
    • Find Existing - Specify an alias name that already exists in the database. Click the button to open the Street Wizard, and then on the Street tab, type the name in the empty field and press ENTER. The Street Wizard shows street names similar to the name that you entered. Double-click the name want to specify as the alias. Name information appears in fields in the Alias Properties dialog box. When searching for street names in the Street Wizard, do not include directions before street names (for example, to look for West Hampton Rd., type "Hampton" instead of "West Hampton").
  6. In the Alias Properties dialog box, click Attach Alias.
  7. If the Attach/Detach Segment Alias dialog box appears, specify whether to assign the alias to the current segment or to selected segments, and then click OK .
    The Alias field in the Properties dialog box shows the alias name.