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Perspectives Should Contain Objects

  • 2026-01-09
  • Morten Lønskov

Overview

This best practice rule identifies perspectives that don't contain any visible tables. Empty perspectives serve no purpose and should be removed.

  • Category: Maintenance
  • Severity: Low (1)

Applies To

  • Perspectives

Why This Matters

  • User confusion: Empty perspectives appear in client tools but show no data

When This Rule Triggers

The rule triggers when a perspective has no visible tables:

Model.Tables.Any(InPerspective[current.Name]) == false

How to Fix

Automatic Fix

This rule includes an automatic fix that deletes the empty perspective:

Delete()

To apply:

  1. Run the Best Practice Analyzer
  2. Select the empty perspectives
  3. Click Apply Fix

Manual Fix

  1. In TOM Explorer, expand the Perspectives node
  2. Right-click the empty perspective
  3. Select Delete

Common Causes

Cause 1: Removed All Tables

All tables removed from perspective without deleting it.

Cause 2: Incomplete Configuration

Perspective created during design but never populated.

Example

Before Fix

Perspectives:
  - Sales (contains: Sales, Customer, Product tables) ✓
  - Marketing (contains: NO TABLES) ✗

After Fix

Perspectives:
  - Sales (contains: Sales, Customer, Product tables) ✓

Compatibility Level

This rule applies to models with compatibility level 1200 and higher.

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