Package Checks

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

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.
Circular inheritance	Objects cannot be dependent on each other. Circular links must be removed. Manual correction: Remove circular generalization links Automatic correction: None
Circular dependency	Classes are dependent on each other through association class and/or generalization links. Circular links must be removed. Manual correction: Remove circular links Automatic correction: None
Shortcut code uniqueness	Two shortcuts with the same code cannot be in the same namespace. Manual correction: Change the code of one of the shortcuts Automatic correction: None
Shortcut potentially generated as child table of a reference	The package should not contain associations with an external shortcut as child class. Although this can be tolerated in the OOM, the association will not be generated in a PDM if the external shortcut is generated as a shortcut. Manual correction: Modify the design of your model in order to create the association in the package where the child class is defined Automatic correction: None