Conversation Node Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of conversation nodes.

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.
Inconsistent participants with parent node	A sub-node must not be attached to participants that are not attached to its parent node. Manual correction: Change the participants on the child node to those of the parent node. Automatic correction: Changes the participants on the child node to those of the parent node.
Correlation key missing	Each conversation node must have a correlation key specified. Manual correction: Specify a correlation key in the conversation node property sheet. Automatic correction: None