Component Instance Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of component instances.

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.
Component instance without component	An instance of a component has been created but no component is attached. You must attach it to a component. Manual correction: Attach an existing component to the component instance, or create a component from the Create tool in the property sheet of the component instance Automatic correction: None
Duplicate component instances	Several instances of the same component exist in the same node. Manual correction: Delete the duplicate component instance or attach it to the right component Automatic correction: None
Isolated component instance	A component instance should not be created outside of a node. It will not be deployed. Manual correction: Attach it to a node Automatic correction: None