Diagnostic Messages from Data Consistency Checks

When the CHECK command is given, Design scans the relevant DBs to extract the appropriate Design and Catalogue information and carries out the detailed checking operations described in the preceding sections. Whenever a design inconsistency or error is found, a diagnostic message is output to the screen (REQUESTS region) or to a file. It is these messages which are explained in this section.

Note: The diagnostic messages will often incorporate specific references (name, reference number ) to the elements found to be in error (although the true errors may be due to adjacent elements). These specific references have generally been omitted from the example messages listed in the following subsections.

If the checking procedures are completed without any errors being detected, the message

*--*  NO DATA INCONSISTENCIES  *--*

will be output.