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VA FileMan allows you to uniquely identify a record on a file. The developer defines a field or fields as belonging to a KEY. The developer must also build an index for those fields. Fields in the Primary KEY are displayed during a Classic VA FileMan lookup ^DIC. KEY fields are used to decide whether a record already exists on the target file during transfer or during data Installation using the Kernel Installation and Distribution System (KIDS). The KEY (#.31) file is stored in the ^DD("KEY",) global.
REF: See also the INDEX File section.
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