RECID attribute The unique internal identifier of the database record currently associated with the buffer. Data type: RECID Access: Read-only Applies to: Buffer object handle Notes: ABL provides the RECID attribute (and the corresponding RECID function) for backward compatibility only. Progress Software Corporation recommends that in new code, you use the ROWID attribute.You cannot use a RECID to identify the partition of a record in a partitioned table. Using a stored RECID to retrieve a record in a partitioned table will not work unless the record is in the initial composite partition. Use ROWID instead.