Update 6 knowledge articles to align with revised instructions

- performance/use-setloadfields-for-partial-records: Clarify that
  filter-only fields (SetRange/SetFilter) do not need to be listed in
  SetLoadFields — the DB resolves them via the index without hydrating
  the value into AL memory.

- performance/avoid-calcfields-in-loops: Add explicit exception for
  OnAfterGetRecord and OnValidate triggers, which are platform-managed
  and not developer-authored loops.

- performance/split-read-only-and-write-paths-to-avoid-locktable: Add
  ReadIsolation as the primary recommendation for read-only paths;
  LockTable reserved for confirmed write paths only.

- performance/prefer-direct-record-over-recordref: Scope the finding to
  hot unbounded loops (10k+ rows) over ledger-entry-scale tables;
  RecordRef in bounded/admin/setup contexts is not a concern.

- upgrade/enum-changes-must-be-additive-at-the-end: Replace direct
  ObsoleteState = Removed guidance with the two-stage workflow (Pending
  first, Removed later); reference use-obsolete-pending-before-removed.

- upgrade/use-datatransfer-for-large-dataset-initialization: Add the
  >300,000 records threshold as the concrete trigger for requiring
  DataTransfer.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ RecordRef and FieldRef are the platform's reflection API: they work across table
Use Record variables for code paths that target a known table. Reach for RecordRef and FieldRef only when the table is genuinely dynamic (generic export/import, field-agnostic utilities, cross-table integrations).
Only flag RecordRef usage as a performance concern when it appears inside a **hot, unbounded loop** — typically iterating over ledger-entry-scale tables (10,000+ rows) — where a strongly-typed Record alternative exists. RecordRef in bounded contexts, one-off operations, admin tools, setup helpers, or wizard code is not a performance concern and should not be flagged.
See sample: `prefer-direct-record-over-recordref.good.al`.
## Anti Pattern