LANSA is a system that can create, review, change or delete any of the following types of "object":

• Models

  Logical models of the information that your organization stores and uses. Typically fields and files are created as physical representations of a logical data model.

• Fields

  The smallest physical element that can be defined. Typically a field is a discrete piece of information such as an invoice number, a date, a part number, etc.

• Files

  A set of records. Each record is a group of related fields.

• Processes and their Associated Functions

  Programs used to define the method used to store, update, delete, display, print, and manipulate information stored in files.