View Checks (PDM)

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

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.
View code maximum length	The view code length is limited by the maximum length specified for the table code length. Manual correction: Modify the view code length to meet this requirement Automatic correction: Truncates the view code length to the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition
Existence of permission	Permissions are usage restrictions set on a view for a particular user, group or role. Manual correction: Define permissions on the view for users, groups and roles Automatic correction: None