Chapter 12 Impact Analysis

Extracting cross-model dependencies from the repository

When you generate a model to another model or create an external shortcut, you create cross-model dependencies. These dependencies are automatically taken into account during impact analysis if both the source and target models are open in the workspace.

If the models are not open in the workspace, but are consolidated in the repository, you can extract these consolidated dependencies.

To extract dependencies from models consolidated in the repository:

1. Click the Extract Dependencies tool on the Dependencies tab

Extracted dependencies carry a red dot icon on their symbols in the list. To further analyze impact on objects depending on these distant objects you have to open their models.

In the following example, the table Sale is present as a shortcut in another model, and these dependencies are listed under the Incoming References folder:

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