In a relational database management system (RDBMS), a method of processing related
records can include receiving a plurality of related records and inserting the
plurality of related records into a single table of an RDBMS. The plurality of
related records can be associated as a set within the single table using a published
function of the RDBMS. Responsive to a triggering condition, particular related
records of the set can be selectively purged from the single table.