Example embodiments for accessing data are described. In an example embodiment, a request is received for a data record including multiple data fields. Based on location information for each field from a metadata file, each field of a first portion of the multiple fields is retrieved from a local data store, with each of the fields of the first portion having a corresponding size less than a threshold size. Each retrieved field of the first portion may be presented to a user, along with a field indicator for at least one field of a second portion of the multiple fields, with each of the fields of the second portion having a corresponding size at least as large as the threshold size. In response to a selection of the field indicator, at least one field of the second portion may be retrieved and presented to the user.