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Will the model object compile and/or solve if there is an identification problem?

What do you mean by identification problem?

Identification problems are usually terms reserved for estimation, and the model object does not perform any estimation.

Sorry, to clarify, would the model object encounter any error if any of the underlying equations possess a problem with identification?

If the equations/systems/vars etc... have identification problems, they would not have been successfully estimated. A model object will only solve if the underlying estimation objects have been successfully estimated.

Thanks. Does EViews provide any warning if a user attempts to estimate an equation that has identification problems? If so, is there anywhere in the EViews user guide or help menu that explains that EViews does this?

Again it depends on exactly what you mean by non-identification.

Most of the time non-identification means it is mathematically impossible to estimate the thing you're estimating, so EViews will issue a warning message (such as singular matrix, or not enough instruments, etc...)

Thanks. Last question: Is this warning functionality described in any EViews documentation?

Probably. Without knowing what identification issues you're talking about, it is hard to say.

Both singular matrix errors and insufficient instruments are mentioned in the documentation.