The DBKEY SCOPE clause controls when the database key (dbkey) of an erased record may be reused by Oracle Rdb. When the DBKEY SCOPE is COMMIT, Oracle Rdb cannot reuse the dbkey of an erased record to store another record until the transaction that erased the original record completes (by entering COMMIT). The DBKEY SCOPE COMMIT clause specifies that the dbkey of each record used is guaranteed to remain consistent only during each transaction.