RECORD Statement

The RECORD statements identify a database record type. Depending on the verb, options, and substatements coded, the RECORD statements can also:

Add, modify, delete, display, or punch the record description
Assign the record to a database area
Determine which (if any) database procedures will be executed when occurrences of the record are accessed at runtime
Create a record structure, that is, a dictionary description of the record, including its synonyms, elements, and element synonyms; associate the record with an existing structure

The schema compiler applies RECORD statements to the current schema.

Note: For an explanation of schema currency, see 9.7, "Establishing Schema and Subschema Currency".