User Checks (PDM)

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

Check	Description and Correction
User name and code uniqueness	User 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
User code maximum length	The user code length is limited by the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition (MaxLen entry, in the Objects > User category). Manual correction: Modify the user code length to meet this requirement Automatic correction: Truncates the user code length to the maximum length specified in the DBMS definition
User password empty	Users must have a password to be able to connect to the database. Manual correction: Define a password for the user Automatic correction: None

Check

Description and Correction

User name and code uniqueness

User 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

User code maximum length

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

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

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

User password empty

Users must have a password to be able to connect to the database.

Manual correction: Define a password for the user

Automatic correction: None