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**PrimeFields, VIRTUAL**

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The **PrimeFields **method is a virtual placeholder method to prime fields before adding a record.

**Implementation:**

The ABC Templates use the PrimeFields method to implement field priming specified in the Data Dictionary.

The PrimeRecord method calls the PrimeFields method before calling the PrimeAutoInc method. You can use the PrimeRecord method to prime the nonincrementing components of an autoincrementing key.

**Example:**

**Access:Customer.PrimeFields PROCEDURE**

** CODE**

** CLI:StateCode = 'FL'**