DMSII and Relational Database Terms
The following table shows the equivalent terms for DMSII structures and relational database structures:
DMSII |
Relational |
Data set |
Table |
DMS item (data element, field) |
Column (data item) |
Record |
Row (records) |
Set |
Index Note: A relational database index is a set of column names that is used to efficiently access a row (of a table). |
Key |
Key |
 |