Database Modeling Rules
HOPEX Information Architecture provides rules that enable database modeling checks. The physical regulation contains the rules relating to the database relational diagram. It is used to check the corresponding relational diagram in a DBMS.
The physical regulation contains rules relating to technical specifications of the database DBMS. It is used to check consistency of physical parameters of the relational diagram specific to the DBMS.
Checking a database
You can run a check on the database or on a database object.
To check a database:
1. Right-click the name of the database.
2. Select Administer >Check > Regulation with Propagation.
When several regulations can apply to the check object, a dialog box asks you to select the required regulation.
The check applies to the database as well as the objects it owns.
Results appear in an HTML report.