Checking the Glossary

To perform a model check on the glossary, right-click the glossary root and select Check Model. PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of terms, synonyms, and categories.

For detailed information about working with model checks, see Checking Models. By default, these checks are provided for glossary objects:

Check Description and Correction

Name and code uniqueness

Term, synonym, and category names and codes must be unique in the glossary.
  • Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code.
  • Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code.

Missing term definition

Terms should be defined.
  • Manual correction: Enter a definition in the Description field.
  • Automatic correction: None.