PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of cubes.
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                             Check  | 
                        
                             Description and Correction  | 
                    
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                             Cube name and code uniqueness  | 
                        
                             Cubes names and codes must be unique in the model. Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code  | 
                    
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                             Existence of association  | 
                        
                             A cube must have at least one association with a dimension. Manual correction: Create an association between the cube and a dimension Automatic correction: None  | 
                    
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                             Existence of fact  | 
                        
                             A cube must be associated to a fact. Manual correction: Click the Ellipsis button beside the Fact box in the cube property sheet, and select a fact from the List of Facts Automatic correction: None  | 
                    
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                             Duplicated association with the same dimension  | 
                        
                             A cube cannot have more than one association with the same dimension. Manual correction: Delete one of the associations Automatic correction: None  |