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# Interface "Record Reference"

> Interface "Record Reference" in System Application (System.Reflection). 28 public procedures. Present since at least BC23, still in BC30.

System Application · System.Reflection · BC23-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/System%20Application/App/Record%20Reference/src/RecordReference.Interface.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Access | Public |

## Procedures

- `ReadPermission(RecordRef: RecordRef): Boolean`: Determines if you can read from a table.
- `WritePermission(RecordRef: RecordRef): Boolean`: Determines if you can write to a table.
- `Count(RecordRef: RecordRef): Integer`: Counts the number of records that are in the filters that are currently applied to the table referred to by the RecordRef.
- `CountApprox(RecordRef: RecordRef): Integer`: Gets an approximate count of the number of records in the table
- `IsEmpty(RecordRef: RecordRef): Boolean`: Determines whether any records exist in a filtered set of records in a table.
- `Find(RecordRef: RecordRef; Which: Text)`: Finds a record in a table based on the values stored in the key fields.
- `Find(RecordRef: RecordRef; Which: Text; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Finds a record in a table based on the values stored in the key fields.
- `FindLast(RecordRef: RecordRef)`: Finds the last record in a table based on the current key and filter.
- `FindLast(RecordRef: RecordRef; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Finds the last record in a table based on the current key and filter.
- `FindFirst(RecordRef: RecordRef)`: Finds the first record in a table based on the current key and filter.
- `FindFirst(RecordRef: RecordRef; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Finds the first record in a table based on the current key and filter.
- `FindSet(RecordRef: RecordRef)`: Finds a set of records in a table based on the current key and filter. FINDSET can only retrieve records in ascending order.
- `FindSet(RecordRef: RecordRef; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Finds a set of records in a table based on the current key and filter. FINDSET can only retrieve records in ascending order.
- `FindSet(RecordRef: RecordRef; ForUpdate: Boolean; UpdateKey: Boolean; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Finds a set of records in a table based on the current key and filter. FINDSET can only retrieve records in ascending order.
- `Next(RecordRef: RecordRef; Steps: Integer): Integer`: Steps through a specified number of records and retrieves a record.
- `Next(RecordRef: RecordRef): Integer`: Steps through a specified number of records and retrieves a record.
- `Get(RecordRef: RecordRef; RecordId: RecordId)`: Gets a record based on the ID of the record.
- `Get(RecordRef: RecordRef; RecordId: RecordId; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Gets a record based on the ID of the record.
- `GetBySystemId(RecordRef: RecordRef; SystemId: Guid)`: Gets a record based on the ID of the record. The RecordRef must already be opened.
- `GetBySystemId(RecordRef: RecordRef; SystemId: Guid; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Gets a record based on the ID of the record. The RecordRef must already be opened.
- `Insert(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean)`: Inserts a record into a table.
- `Insert(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Inserts a record into a table.
- `Insert(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean; InsertWithSystemId: Boolean; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Inserts a record into a table.
- `Modify(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean)`: Modifies a record in a table.
- `Modify(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Modifies a record in a table.
- `Delete(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean)`: Deletes a record in a table.
- `Delete(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean; UseReturnValue: Boolean): Boolean`: Deletes a record in a table.
- `DeleteAll(RecordRef: RecordRef; RunTrigger: Boolean)`: Deletes all records in a table that fall within a specified range.

## Across versions

- Present in: BC23-30
- Changed (declaration) in: none

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "interface", object_name: "Record Reference")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.