When you check in a schema, Rational® ClearQuest® software
validates it and prevents the checkin if the schema has any validation errors.
Before you begin
The
validation process consists of a series of tests that determine whether all
of these conditions are satisfied:
- The name of each field and action is unique.
- Each field has a datatype and a behavior for each state
of the record type.
- Each field with the REFERENCE or REFERENCE_LIST datatype
includes a record type that supports the reference_to property
- All state transition actions have a source state and a destination
state.
- A unique key is defined for all stateless record types.
- SQL reserved words are used correctly.
If you have applied any packages to the schema, those
components are also validated.
If you cannot validate all schema changes,
you can save them and continue editing later. You can also cancel a schema
checkout, which reverts the schema to its previous version.
About this task
To validate a schema:
Procedure
- Start the Designer.
- Click .
The validation results are
displayed in the Validation pane at the bottom of the Designer window.
- Review the validation results and modify the schema
as needed to correct errors.