Identifier Checks

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

Check	Description and Correction
Identifier name and code uniqueness	Identifier 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
Existence of attribute	Identifiers must have at least one attribute. Manual correction: Add an attribute to the identifier, or delete the identifier Automatic correction: None
Identifier inclusion	Two identifiers should not use the same attributes. Manual correction: Remove the unnecessary identifier Automatic correction: None

Check

Description and Correction

Identifier name and code uniqueness

Identifier 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

Existence of attribute

Identifiers must have at least one attribute.

Manual correction: Add an attribute to the identifier, or delete the identifier

Automatic correction: None

Identifier inclusion

Two identifiers should not use the same attributes.

Manual correction: Remove the unnecessary identifier

Automatic correction: None