Publication Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of publications.

Check	Description and Correction
Name/Code contains terms not in glossary	[if glossary enabled] Names and codes must contain only approved terms drawn from the glossary. Manual correction - Modify the name or code to contain only glossary terms. Automatic correction - None.
Name/Code contains synonyms of glossary terms	[if glossary enabled] Names and codes must not contain synonyms of glossary terms. Manual correction - Modify the name or code to contain only glossary terms. Automatic correction - Replaces synonyms with their associated glossary terms.
Name/Code uniqueness	Object names must be unique in the namespace. Manual correction - Modify the duplicate name or code. Automatic correction - Appends a number to the duplicate name or code.
Publication code maximum length	The publication code length is limited by the maximum length specified in the XEM definition [CodeMaxLen entry, in the Objects > Settings category] and in the naming conventions of the model options. Manual correction: Modify the code length to meet this requirement Automatic correction: Truncates the code length to the maximum length specified in the XEM definition
Existence of data connection	A publication must be linked to a data connection. Manual correction: Add any missing data connection links to publication from the replication property sheet Automatic correction: None
Existence of subscription	A subscription establishes a link between a publication and a database connection to define where data published via the publication must be replicated. A publication should be linked to at least one subscription. Manual correction: Add any missing subscription links to publication from the replication property sheet Automatic correction: None