Re: Partial record update - any performance advantage?

["Buddy McClean" <Buddy.McClean@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I use it when I'm only changing a few fields, up to about six. A little for security, but mostly for conclusive documentation. 
 
Beyond 6, I have to examine why I don't feel safe just updating the record completely. 

> > > David Gibbs via RPG400-L <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 6/13/2019 11:51 AM >>>
On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 8:19 AM Vinay Gavankar <vinaygav@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is the advantage (or absence) documented anywhere (need to show my bosses)

While there may be some performance advantage, I suspect it's
negligible and would be difficult to measure (remember, IBM i is
designed for database IO).

IMO, the advantage of using this technique would be to protect your
data from inadvertent updates and and make it clear what fields are
being updated.

david