Analyzing impact and dependency for data objects

Use the Impact Analysis window to specify direction and expansion options for data object impact analysis.
You can use the Impact Analysis window to perform an impact analysis and to find dependencies among data objects, so that you can understand how changes you make to one data object impacts other related objects. You can analyze the following types of data objects:
  • Objects that are contained in the Database Explorer
  • Objects that are contained in data projects in the Data Project Explorer
  • Objects that are displayed in data diagrams

To analyze impact and dependency for data objects:

  1. Right-click a supported data object, and click Analyze Impact from the pop-up menu. The Analyze Impact window opens.
  2. Specify options for the analysis.
The data object is analyzed, and the results are displayed in the Model Report view. You can navigate from an entry in the Model Report view to the object in an explorer by clicking Show in Explorer on the Model Report toolbar. Also, an impact analysis diagram is generated to show relationships.
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Impact Analysis window
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