Fixed-length Fields in All Records

The following table describes the fixed-length fields found in all records. Both the short label and default long label (if one exists) are shown.

Record Fields in All Records
Field Number	Field Label	Description	Code is	Data in Field Entered by	Limits	Examples
086	AGENCY or Agency	Distinguishes virtual from non-virtual records.	numeric	system	N/A	4
083	CREATED or Created Date	Date the record was created.	date	system	N/A	9/16/02
098	PDATE	Date of previous update. When a record is updated, the system copies the UPDATED field to PDATE before entering the current date in the UPDATED field.	date	system	N/A	12/01/03
080	REC TYPE or Record Type	Record type.	alphabetic	system	N/A	b
082	REC LENG or Record Length	Length of the record in bytes.	numeric	system	N/A	439
081	RECORD # or Record Number	Record number.	numeric	system	N/A	100129
085	REVISIONS or No. of Revisions	Number of revisions to the record.	numeric	system	N/A	29
084	UPDATED or Updated Date	Date of the last update to the record. The system updates this field any time the record is edited or involved in a transaction.	date	system	N/A	12/12/03