Identifier Checks

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

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 attribute	Identifiers must have at least one attribute. Manual correction: Add an attribute to the identifier, or delete the identifier Automatic correction: None
Identifier inclusion	Two identifiers should not use the same attributes. Manual correction: Remove the unnecessary identifier Automatic correction: None