---
title: "Records"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/records/
description: "Catalyst Data Store is a highly-scalable, cloud-based relational database that stores the persistent data of your app that includes the data from the application’s backend and the data of the application’s end users."
last_updated: 2026-08-28T06:26:16Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
---

# Records

The _Data Views_ page for a table lists out the records that have been created for the table. The columns of the records are displayed for each record as columns, including the four default columns CREATORID, MODIFIEDTIME, CREATEDTIME, and ROWID. The values of these default columns are created automatically.

### Create a New Record

To create a new record for a table in the Data Store:

1. In the _Data Views_ section, click **Add Row** if you are adding the first record. A **\[+New Row\]** is present if records exist for the table.
2. Enter the values for the columns of the record.
 
![Data Store- Create a Record](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_add_row.webp)

3. Click **Add**.

The data record is now saved and will now be displayed in the _Data Views_ page. You can use the search box to search for a particular record by the name of one of its indexed columns.

![Data Store- Record Created](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_data_view.webp)

> **Note: ** 

* You cannot search for a record by a column name for which the Search Index constraint is disabled.

* Ensure that you enter the value for a column in its data type's specified format. The text box will prevent you from providing a mismatched value. In certain cases, error messages will be displayed to indicate mismatched values.

* For columns where the _IsUnique_ constraint is enabled, ensure that you don't enter values that are already present in other records. Similarly, for the columns where the *IsMandatory* validator is enabled, ensure that you do not leave the data value blank.

* For a column where the data type is a **Foreign Key**, you must provide the ROWID of the parent table's record which it refers, as its value.

### Edit a Record

To edit a record from a table in the Data Store:

1. In the _Data Views_ section of the table, click the ellipsis icon for the record that needs to be edited, then click **Edit**.
 
![Data Store- Edit a Record](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_edit_row.webp)

2. Make the necessary changes and click **Update**.
 
![Data Store- Edit a Record](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_update_row.webp)

### Delete a Record

To delete a record from a table in the Data Store:

1. In the _Data Views_ section of the table, click the ellipsis icon for the record that needs to be deleted, then click **Delete**.
 ![Data Store- Delete a Record](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_delete_row.webp)

2. Click **Yes, Proceed** in the confirmation pop-up.
 ![Data Store- Delete a Record](https://catalyst-docs-development.zohostratus.in/images/help/data-store/catalyst_data_store_delete_row_confirmation.webp)