An ispec transmitted with its Maint built-in attribute set to PUR (or its translated equivalent in Glb.Pur) physically deletes its existing record from the database (that is, the record no longer exists in the database). The ispec might have been recalled using one of the recall values (FIR, LAS, NEX, BAC, and REC). It is recommended (but not essential) that a record is first recalled before it is purged in this way, to allow for verification.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to the use of PUR:
It is only valid if the ispec's Allow purge property is set to true.
It is not valid in an automatic entries. If Maint to PUR, Glb.Status is set, an.
To set Maint to PUR in an automatic entry. This sets Glb.Status, and the automatic entry fails.