Shared Members Alias

Hello,
I am facing problems while creating / removing aliases of shared members in Essbase outline.
1) What is the best possible way to create aliases for shared members (already present in the outline not new ones) ?
2) What is the best possible way to remove aliases for exisitng shared members in the outline ?
Any leads greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Neetesh

Hi.
The Easiest Way of Doing it is by Parent-Child References..
COnstruct a Data File using Parent child Reference and then Add a Third Column in which you provide Alias name.
In the Field Property of Third Column make is as Alias and tag it to proper dimension and in Dimension build Setting go to Dimension Build tab and check "Allow property changes".
In case of Removing Alias just create Another Column in Rule File And Leave it Blank
Then in its Field Propety Check "Delete When Field is Empty".

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