PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of entities.
Check |
Description and Correction |
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Name/Code contains terms not in glossary |
[if glossary enabled] Names and codes must contain only approved terms drawn from the glossary.
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Name/Code contains synonyms of glossary terms |
[if glossary enabled] Names and codes must not contain synonyms of glossary terms.
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Name/Code uniqueness |
Object names must be unique in the namespace.
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Entity name and code maximum length |
The entity name and code length is limited to a maximum length of 254 characters specified in the naming conventions of the model options.
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Existence of attributes |
An entity must always contain at least one attribute.
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Number of serial types > 1 |
An entity cannot have more than one serial type attribute. Serial types are automatically calculated values.
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Existence of identifiers |
An entity must contain at least one identifier.
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Existence of relationship or association link |
An entity must have at least one relationship or association link.
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Redundant inheritance |
An entity inherits from another entity more than once. This is redundant and adds nothing to the model.
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Multiple inheritance |
An entity has multiple inheritance. This is unusual but can be tolerated if you defined this check as a warning.
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Parent of several inheritances |
An entity is the parent of multiple inheritances. This is unusual but can be tolerated if you defined this check as a warning.
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Redefined primary identifier |
Primary identifiers in child entities must be the same as those in their parents.
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