> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Record

> The Record object — a single row from a data catalog, returned by Context.GetCatalogRecord.

`Record` represents a single row from a data catalog. Use [`Context.GetCatalogRecord`](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/document/rule-verification/context#getcatalogrecord) to fetch a record by its identifier.

Importing a skill creates a catalog with the structure defined by the skill. Populate the catalog with your business data via the Vantage API.

## Properties

| Name           | Type                       | Access level | Description                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| :------------- | :------------------------- | :----------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **ExternalId** | string                     | Read-only    | The identifier of the record in the catalog.                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Fields**     | `Record<string, string[]>` | Read-only    | Returns a dictionary with the catalog columns as keys and lists of all cell values in each column as dictionary values. The **ExternalId** identifier is used to search for specific cell values. |

## Related topics

* [Context](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/document/rule-verification/context)
* [Object model](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/document/rule-verification/object-model)
* [Using data catalogs](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/document/using-data-catalogs/use)