diff --git a/gsdb/Record_test.go b/gsdb/Record_test.go
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+package gsdb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestRecordUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	textHandler := slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil)
+	l := slog.New(textHandler)
+	NewSQLite3("test.db", l, context.Background())
+
+	type TestPerson struct {
+		Id      int       `db:"column=id primarykey=yes table=Test"`
+		Name    string    `db:"column=name"`
+		Dtadded time.Time `db:"column=dtadded"`
+		Status  int       `db:"column=status"`
+		Ignored int       `db:"column=ignored omit=yes"`
+	}
+
+	tableCreate := `
+	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, 
+	name TEXT NOT NULL, 
+	dtadded DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 
+	status INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	ignored INTEGER
+	);`
+
+	_, err := DB.dbConnection.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test;")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute drop table prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = DB.dbConnection.Exec(tableCreate)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute tableCreate SQL prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		entry             TestPerson
+		initialFieldValue any
+		updateColumn      string
+		updateColumnValue string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Successfully update a single string record field",
+			entry: TestPerson{
+				Name:    "Ronald McDonald",
+				Dtadded: time.Now().UTC(),
+				Status:  1,
+			},
+			updateColumn:      "name",
+			updateColumnValue: "Colonel Sanders",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Successfully update an integer record field",
+			entry: TestPerson{
+				Name:    "Yosemite Sam",
+				Dtadded: time.Now().UTC(),
+				Status:  0,
+			},
+			updateColumn:      "Status",
+			updateColumnValue: "1",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			insertSQL, err := DB.Insert(tc.entry)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to generate Insert SQL: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			lastInsertedID, _, err := DB.Execute(insertSQL)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to execture insert during test: %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			updateRecord := Record{
+				tc.updateColumn: Field{Value: tc.updateColumnValue},
+			}
+
+			rowsAffected, err := DB.RecordUpdate(updateRecord, "test", "id", fmt.Sprintf("%d", lastInsertedID))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to RecordUpdate during test: %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+			if rowsAffected != 1 {
+				t.Fatalf("expected rowsAffected to be 1 but got %d", rowsAffected)
+			}
+
+			query := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM test WHERE id = %d", lastInsertedID)
+			result, err := QuerySingleStruct[TestPerson](query)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("QuerySingleStruct failed during %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			switch strings.ToLower(tc.updateColumn) {
+			case "name":
+				if result.Name != tc.updateColumnValue {
+					t.Errorf("expected updated name to be: %s, got: %s", tc.updateColumnValue, result.Name)
+				}
+			case "status":
+				expected, err := strconv.Atoi(tc.updateColumnValue)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("failed to convert int status to string")
+				}
+				if result.Status != expected {
+					t.Errorf("expected updated status to be: %d, got: %d", expected, result.Status)
+				}
+			default:
+				t.Fatalf("currently unhandled updateColumn: %s", tc.updateColumn)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	textHandler := slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, nil)
+	l := slog.New(textHandler)
+	NewSQLite3("test.db", l, context.Background())
+
+	type TestPerson struct {
+		Id      int       `db:"column=id primarykey=yes table=Test"`
+		Name    string    `db:"column=name"`
+		Dtadded time.Time `db:"column=dtadded"`
+		Status  int       `db:"column=status"`
+		Ignored int       `db:"column=ignored omit=yes"`
+	}
+
+	tableCreate := `
+	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS test (
+	id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, 
+	name TEXT NOT NULL, 
+	dtadded DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 
+	status INTEGER NOT NULL,
+	ignored INTEGER
+	);`
+
+	_, err := DB.dbConnection.Exec("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test;")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute drop table prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = DB.dbConnection.Exec(tableCreate)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to execute tableCreate SQL prior to tests: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		entry Record
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Successfully insert a record",
+			entry: Record{
+				"name":    Field{Value: "Ronald McDonald"},
+				"dtAdded": Field{Value: time.Now().UTC()},
+				"status":  Field{Value: 1},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Successfully insert a record with missing field - expecting go zero values to fill missing fields",
+			entry: Record{
+				"name":   Field{Value: "Colonel Sanders"},
+				"status": Field{Value: 0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			lastInsertedID, err := DB.RecordInsert(tc.entry, "test")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to insert record during test: %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			result, err := QuerySingleStruct[TestPerson](`
+				SELECT name, id FROM test ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1;
+			`)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("error during QuerySingleStruct during test: %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+
+			switch {
+			case result.Name != tc.entry["name"].Value:
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected name value after insert - want: %s got: %s", tc.entry["name"], result.Name)
+
+			case result.Id != int(lastInsertedID):
+				t.Fatalf("last inserted ID does not match fetched record ID - want: %d got: %d", lastInsertedID, result.Id)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}