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<h1 class="topictitle1">Key field updates</h1>
<div><p>An <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> program
is allowed to change any part of a data record including key fields. </p>
<div class="section"><p>The exception to this is an ILE COBOL program because
the ILE COBOL language does not allow key field changes. A <span class="keyword">System/36™</span> program
cannot change primary key fields in a record, regardless of the access method
specified when the file is opened. Logical file key fields can be changed
under some circumstances, but primary key fields can never be changed.</p>
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<div class="section"><p>This means that an ILE RPG program, for example, that routinely
changes key fields in a local keyed file might fail when it is redirected
to a remote keyed file on a <span class="keyword">System/36</span> (or
other system with similar restrictions). Several different errors might be
returned by the DDM target, depending on the access method or access path
being used when the key field change is attempted.</p>
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