Actor/Use Case Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of actors and use cases.

Check	Description and Correction
Actor/use case name and code uniqueness	Actor and use case names and codes must be unique in the namespace (model or package). Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code
Actor/use case not linked to any object	Actors and use cases should be linked to at least one object in the model. Manual correction: Create a link between the actor and a use case, or an object Automatic correction: None

Check

Description and Correction

Actor/use case name and code uniqueness

Actor and use case names and codes must be unique in the namespace (model or package).

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code

Actor/use case not linked to any object

Actors and use cases should be linked to at least one object in the model.

Manual correction: Create a link between the actor and a use case, or an object

Automatic correction: None