Analyzing the impact of changes on other objects

From the change plan, you can analyze the impact that your changes might have on other database objects.

Before you begin

If the change plan is not active in the change plan toolbar in the Object List, make the change plan active.

Procedure

  1. In the change plan toolbar, click the linked number in the Icon image that shows the number of changes in the change plan (Show plan changes) icon. The changes in the change plan are displayed in the Object List.
  2. For each change, right-click the row and then click Analyze Impact.
  3. Use either the model diagram or model reports view that is displayed to assess the objects that are dependent on the object that you are changing.

What to do next

When possible, IBM® Data Studio generates commands to alter objects that are impacted by your changes. You can generate and review the generated commands for the change plan to determine which impacted objects are automatically changed. For objects that you have to change manually, you can add a change to the change plan to modify those objects.


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