Specifies the module alias. If you do not specify a module alias, the default alias is the authorization identifier for the module. When the FIPS flagger is enabled, the ALIAS clause (by itself or used with the AUTHORIZATION clause) is flagged as nonstandard syntax. If the application needs to refer to only one database across multiple modules, it is good practice to use the same alias for the default database in all modules that will be linked to make up an executable image.