Use the Impact Analysis
window to specify direction and expansion
options for data object impact analysis.
About this task
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 Data Source 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:
- Right-click
a supported data object, and click Analyze
Impact from the pop-up menu. The Analyze
Impact
window opens.
- Specify options for the
analysis.
Results
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.