Impact and Lineage Analysis

With impact and lineage analysis, you can determine the full impact of changes to any object in the integrated model.

Impact analysis shows the effect of an action on the objects that depend on the initial object.

Lineage analysis identifies the objects that influence the initial object.

The results shows the effect of a change throughout the logical and physical data models.

• Launching an Impact and Lineage Analysis
  Analyze the impact of a change to your model from the Impact and Lineage Analysis dialog box.
• Generating an Analysis Diagram
  Generate an analysis diagram to view the impact or lineage analysis in graphical form.
• Reviewing an Impact and Lineage Analysis
  Review the analysis in the preview or the impact and lineage model diagram.
• Sample Analysis for a Schema Definition
  The sample analysis for a schema definition shows that the Bond History schema in the ESP Schema model was used to generate the BOND_HISTORY tables in the ASE and Sybase IQ models.
• Sample Analysis for a Table
  The sample analysis for a table shows that the STOCK_QUOTE table was generated from the Stock Quote schema definition in the ESP Schema model.