Group Checks

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

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 user	A group must contain at least one user or another group of users. Manual correction: Attach a user or another group to the group, by using the Group Users tab of the group property sheet, or delete the empty group. Automatic correction: None
Circular group definition	One group cannot be at the same time parent and child of another group. Manual correction: Remove a group (parent group) from the Group Users tab of another group (child group) property sheet. The parent group is displayed in the Dependencies tab of the child group property sheet. Automatic correction: None