Data Source Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of data sources.

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.
Existence of model	A data source must have at least one physical data model in its definition. Manual correction: Add a physical data model from the Models tab of the property sheet of the data source Automatic correction: Deletes data source without physical data model
Data source containain models with different DBMS types	The models in a data source represent a single database. This is why the models in the data source should share the same DBMS. Manual correction: Delete models with different DBMS or modify the DBMS of models in the data source Automatic correction: None