Alias Defaults

The Alias Defaults tab displays default options for creating new aliases. You can specify a default alias if you are using DB2® CS, DB2 UDB, or DB2 MVS™.

db alias editor defaults tab, explained below

Select default options used to provide the identifier for new aliases. You can create a new alias based on the following:

Object
Identifier from a corresponding target object. For aliases, the corresponding target object is the table, view or alias referenced in the alias.
Source
Identifier from the source alias.
Current ID
Current database user ID from the destination.
Explicit
New identifier. If you select this option, you must specify an identifier.