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Accessing Database Records

When accessing records in a non-SQL defined database, CA Culprit follows the route the user defines in the PATH parameter. The PATH parameter provides CA Culprit with the following information:

• An entry point into the database
• An order in which to retrieve information
• Identifiers that differentiate one path from another

Each item is discussed separately below. All of the example PATH parameters that appear in each discussion refer to Employee Database Subschema; the figure illustrates the structure of a database designed to manage employee-related data.