Glossary models

A glossary model is used to validate a data model for naming standard compliance, or to define data modeling naming standards.
A glossary model is a model that describes the names and abbreviations that an organization allows for data objects. A glossary model also defines prime words (such as Employee or Company), class words (such as Name or Employee ID), and modifiers (such as First or Annual). You can use a glossary model in the following ways:

In addition to glossary model entries, data object naming standards are specified on the Data > Naming Standards Preferences page. These preferences are also used during data model analysis.

Using the workbench, you can:

Glossary models are stored in data design projects. You can share one glossary model among multiple data design projects. A glossary model file has the extension *.ndm.

Related information
IBM developerWorks article: Use Rational Data Architect to define and enforce data object naming standards
Data model analysis

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