Cube Checks (PDM)

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

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 association	A cube must have at least one association with a dimension. Manual correction: Create an association between the cube and a dimension Automatic correction: None
Existence of fact	A cube must be associated to a fact. Manual correction: Click the Ellipsis button beside the Fact box in the cube property sheet, and select a fact from the List of Facts Automatic correction: None
Duplicated association with the same dimension	A cube cannot have more than one association with the same dimension. Manual correction: Delete one of the associations Automatic correction: None