Impact and Lineage Analysis

With impact and lineage analysis, you can determine the full impact of changes to any object in the integrated model.

Impact analysis shows the effect of an action on the objects that depend on the initial object.

Lineage analysis identifies the objects that influence the initial object.

You can perform these analyses on:

The results shows the effect of a change throughout the logical and physical data models.

Related tasks
Modeling a RAP Message in a PowerDesigner Logical Data Model
Developing a RAP Message Template from the RAP Messages Model
Converting a RAP Messages Model to a RAPCache or RAPStore Model
Converting a RAPCache or RAPStore Model to a RAP Messages Model