Reference and View Reference Checks (PDM)

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of references and view references.

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.
Reflexive and mandatory reference	[references only] A reflexive reference exists should not have a mandatory parent which could lead to inconsistent joins. Manual correction: Correct the reference by clearing the Mandatory parent check box Automatic correction: None
Existence of reference join	A reference must have at least one reference join. Manual correction: Create a reference join for the reference or delete the reference Automatic correction: Deletes reference without join
Reference code maximum length	[references only] The reference code length is limited by the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition (MaxConstLen entry, in the Object > Reference category) or in the naming conventions of the model options. Manual correction: Modify the reference code length to meet this requirement Automatic correction: Truncates the reference code length to the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition
Incomplete join	[references only] Joins must be complete. Manual correction: Select a foreign key column or activate the primary key column migration Automatic correction: None
Join order	[references only] The join order must be the same as the key column order for some DBMS. Manual correction: If required, change the join order to reflect the key column order Automatic correction: The join order is changed to match the key column order