Resource Flow Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of resource flows.

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.
Resource flow extremities	A resource flow must always link a process to a resource or a resource to a process. Manual correction: Assign a process and a resource to the resource flow extremities Automatic correction: None
Resource flow undefined access mode	A resource flow should have a defined access mode (Read, Create, Update or Delete). Manual correction: Assign an access mode to the resource flow Automatic correction: None