Checking an EAM

The enterprise architecture model is a very flexible tool, which allows you quickly to develop your model without constraints. You can check the validity of your EAM at any time.

A valid EAM conforms to the following kinds of rules:

Each object name must be unique in a EAM
Each network in must be linked to another object
Each person must belong to an organization unit
Each software server must be deployed to a physical server

Note:

We recommend that you check your enterprise architecture model before generating another model from it . If the check encounters errors, generation will be stopped. The Check model option is enabled by default in the Generation dialog box.

You can check your model in any of the following ways:

Press F4, or
Select Tools > Check Model, or
Right-click the diagram background and select Check Model from the contextual menu

The Check Model Parameters window opens, allowing you to specify the kinds of checks to perform, and the objects to apply them to. For detailed information about this window and correcting problems reported, see "Checking a Model" in the Models chapter of the Core Features Guide.

The following sections document the EAM -specific checks available by default. For information about checks made on generic objects available in all model types, see "Checking a Model" in the Models chapter of the Core Features Guide.

Application, Application Service, Component and Database Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of applications, application services, components, and databases.
Application Link Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of application links.
Contract Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of contracts.
Deployment Instance Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of deployment instances.
Form Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of forms.
Hardware Server, Mobile Device, Network Node and Workstation Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of hardware servers, mobile devices, network nodes and workstations.
Network Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of networks.
Organization Unit Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of organization units.
Person Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of people.
Software Server Checks
PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of software servers.