Run an Access Model and View Results

From the Models page, or from either of the pages to create or edit a model, you can run the model or view results from its most recent run.

Access models are subject to a limit on the number of result records they can return. The default limit is 5,000, but an administrator may reduce this value in the Advanced Controls Configurations page. It's located in the Setup and Administration work area.

  • A model run may return records slightly in excess of the limit. That's because once a record of a user with an access conflict is included in the record set, all records involving that user must be included. When the limit is reached, analysis may continue until records are complete for all users already included in the return set. However, no records are added for users not already included in the return set.

  • A model run may fall short of the limit if global users are configured so that individual global user IDs are associated with more than one actual user.

  • The create- or edit-model page includes a check box labeled Override record limit and return all results for access model analysis. It's active only if an administrator has made an appropriate selection in the Advanced Controls Configurations page. If it's active, you can have a model run return all possible results: Select the check box and save the model before running it. If the check box is inactive, you can't bypass the record limit.

To run a model, click the Run button in the page to create or edit the model, or select its row in the Models page and click Actions > Run. In either case:

  • A job number is displayed; make a note of it. To check the status of the model-analysis job, select the Monitor Jobs button. In the row for the job number you noted, determine when the job status reaches Completed.
  • If the model has been run before, the new run overwrites the existing results (with no prompt to save or view them).

To view model results, click the View Existing Results button in the page to create or edit the model. Or, in the Models page, a model that's been run displays the number of model violations in a Results Count column. Click that number.

Note: When you edit an access model, any results already returned for the model are deleted. You must rerun the model to produce new results.