Default Checks (PDM)

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

Check

Description and Correction

Default name and code uniqueness

Default 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

Default code maximum length

The default code length is limited by the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition (MaxLen entry, in the Objects > Default category).

Manual correction: Modify the default code length to meet this requirement

Automatic correction: Truncates the default code length to the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition

Default value empty

You must type a value for the default, this value is used during generation.

Manual correction: Type a value in the Value box of the default property sheet

Automatic correction: None

Several defaults with same value

A model should not contain several defaults with identical value.

Manual correction: Modify default value or delete defaults with identical value

Automatic correction: None