Entity Identifier Checks (CDM/LDM)

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of entity identifiers.

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 entity attribute	At least one attribute must exist for an entity identifier. Manual correction: Add an attribute to the entity identifier or delete the identifier. Automatic correction: None.
Identifier inclusion	An identifier cannot include another one. Manual correction: Delete the identifier that includes an existing identifier. Automatic correction: None.
Primary identifier in child entity	[Barker notation] Primary identifiers are no permitted in child entities Manual correction: Move the primary identifier to the parent entity. Automatic correction: None