Person Checks

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

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.

No organization unit

A person must belong to an organization unit.

  • Manual correction: Add the person to an organization unit.

  • Automatic correction: None

Circular dependency through manager property

A person cannot manage herself.

  • Manual correction: Remove the person from the Manager field of her own property sheet.

  • Automatic correction: None

Manager must belong to the same organization unit

A person's manager must belong to the same organization unit as her.

  • Manual correction: Assign the manager to the same organization unit as the person being managed.

  • Automatic correction: None