diff --git a/04-databases/Crud.m b/04-databases/Crud.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..569c7ee
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+++ b/04-databases/Crud.m
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+
+; create users
+
+  s ok=$$set^UserRoutines(1,"alice~password~alice-jones@no-reply.com~Alice Jones")
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully created!",!,!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be created.",!,!
+
+  s ok=$$set^UserRoutines(2,"bob~password~bob-smith@no-reply.com~Bob Smith")
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully created!",!,!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be created.",!,!
+
+; fetch a user
+
+  s ok=$$fetch^UserRoutines(1,.data)
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully fetched!",!
+  . w "Username: ",data("username"),!
+  . w "Email: ",data("email"),!
+  . w "Full name: ",data("fullname"),!,!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be fetched.",!,!
+
+; update a user
+
+  s ok=$$set^UserRoutines(1,"amelia~password~amelia-roberts@no-reply.com~Amelia Roberts")
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w !,"User successfully updated!",!,!
+  e  d
+  . w !,"Whoops! The user could not be updated.",!,!
+
+; fetch a user
+
+  s ok=$$fetch^UserRoutines(1,.data)
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully fetched!",!
+  . w "Username: ",data("username"),!
+  . w "Email: ",data("email"),!
+  . w "Full name: ",data("fullname"),!,!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be fetched.",!,!
+
+; delete a user
+
+  s ok=$$remove^UserRoutines(2)
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully deleted!",!,!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be deleted.",!,!
+
+; fetch a user
+
+  s ok=$$fetch^UserRoutines(2,.data)
+  i ok=1 d
+  . w "User successfully fetched!",!
+  . w "Username: ",data("username"),!
+  . w "Email: ",data("email"),!
+  . w "Full name: ",data("fullname"),!
+  e  d
+  . w "Whoops! The user could not be fetched.",!
diff --git a/04-databases/UserRoutines.m b/04-databases/UserRoutines.m
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+++ b/04-databases/UserRoutines.m
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+
+fetch(n,data)
+  n record
+  k data
+  i n="" q 0
+  s record=$get(^users(n))
+  s data("username")=$piece(record,"~",1)
+  s data("password")=$piece(record,"~",2)
+  s data("email")=$piece(record,"~",3)
+  s data("fullname")=$piece(record,"~",4)
+  q 1
+
+set(n,data)
+  i n="" q 0
+  s username=$piece(data,"~",1)
+  s password=$piece(data,"~",2)
+  s email=$piece(data,"~",3)
+  s fullname=$piece(data,"~",4)
+  s ^users(n)=username_"~"_password_"~"_email_"~"_fullname
+  q 1
+
+remove(n)
+  i n="" q 0
+  k ^users(n)
+  q 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc36ab6..6fceeae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -195,6 +195,35 @@ Copy the examples into your `~/.fis-gtm/V6.3-003A_x86_64/r` folder and run:
     $data(^gtree(0,1,1,1)) is 0
     $data(^gtree(0,0,0,0,0)) is 0
     $data(^gtree(0)) is 0
+
+### [`Crud.m`](https://github.com/programarivm/mumps-examples/blob/master/04-databases/Crud.m)
+
+    User successfully created!
+
+    User successfully created!
+
+    User successfully fetched!
+    Username: alice
+    Email: alice-jones@no-reply.com
+    Full name: Alice Jones
+
+
+    User successfully updated!
+
+    User successfully fetched!
+    Username: amelia
+    Email: amelia-roberts@no-reply.com
+    Full name: Amelia Roberts
+
+    User successfully deleted!
+
+    User successfully fetched!
+    Username:
+    Email:
+    Full name:
+
+  > For further details also visit [UserRoutines.m](https://github.com/programarivm/mumps-examples/blob/master/04-databases/UserRoutines.m)
+
 ---
 
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