Synonym Checks (PDM)

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

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.
Synonym name and code maximum length	The synonym name and code length is limited by the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition (MaxLen entry, in the Objects Synonym category) and in the naming conventions of the model options. Manual correction: Modify the name/code length to meet this requirement Automatic correction: Truncates the name/code length to the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition
Existence of the base object	A synonym must correspond to a model object. By default, when you create synonyms from the List of Synonyms using the Add a Row tool, they are not attached to any base object. Manual correction: Select a base object from the synonym property sheet Automatic correction: Deletes the synonym