diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d50408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+[{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2b017b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+[{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": "test" like null}];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4284b49b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}] as v select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88b3077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}, {"f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": 1 < 6}] as v select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b52bbb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}, {"f3": "fieldStr2", "f4": 1 < 6}] as v select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cc5a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}, {"f2": 1 < 6, "f1": "fieldStr2"}] as v select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c278a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}, {"f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": "string field"}] as v select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.query.sqlpp b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.query.sqlpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e473447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries_sqlpp/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.query.sqlpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+// testing fix for record serialization with nullable fields where the record is in an array and will be constant folded
+FROM [{"f1": "fieldStr", "f2": 1 < "text"}, {"f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": 1 < 6}, {"f1": "fieldStr3", "f2": missing < 6}] as v
+select value v;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..031c4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[ { "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null } ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..031c4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.2.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[ { "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null } ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6deaa91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.3.adm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16b5e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.4.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
+{ "f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21ec9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.5.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
+{ "f3": "fieldStr2", "f4": true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab5ba1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.6.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
+{ "f2": true, "f1": "fieldStr2" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39d4120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.7.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
+{ "f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": "string field" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.adm b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83bb027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/misc/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567/record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567.8.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{ "f1": "fieldStr", "f2": null }
+{ "f1": "fieldStr2", "f2": true }
+{ "f1": "fieldStr3" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
index c9a5e37..45f86ec 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite_sqlpp.xml
@@ -5620,6 +5620,11 @@
   </test-group>
   <test-group name="misc">
     <test-case FilePath="misc">
+      <compilation-unit name="record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">record-serialization-ASTERIXDB-2567</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="misc">
       <compilation-unit name="comp-ASTERIXDB-2415">
         <output-dir compare="Text">query-ASTERIXDB-1671</output-dir>
       </compilation-unit>
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
index 0446e22..1d891e1 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-om/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/dataflow/data/nontagged/serde/ARecordSerializerDeserializer.java
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@
 import org.apache.hyracks.util.string.UTF8StringUtil;
 
 public class ARecordSerializerDeserializer implements ISerializerDeserializer<ARecord> {
+
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-
+    // TODO(ali): move PointableHelper to a lower package where this can see and reuse code from PointableHelper
+    private static final byte[] NULL_BYTES = new byte[] { ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_NULL_TYPE_TAG };
+    private static final byte[] MISSING_BYTES = new byte[] { ATypeTag.SERIALIZED_MISSING_TYPE_TAG };
     public static final ARecordSerializerDeserializer SCHEMALESS_INSTANCE = new ARecordSerializerDeserializer();
-
     private static final IAObject[] NO_FIELDS = new IAObject[0];
-
     private final ARecordType recordType;
     private final int numberOfSchemaFields;
-
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
     private final ISerializerDeserializer[] serializers;
     @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
         }
         IAObject[] schemaFields = new IAObject[numberOfSchemaFields];
         for (int fieldId = 0; fieldId < numberOfSchemaFields; fieldId++) {
+            // TODO: null/missing formula is duplicated across the codebase. should be in a central place.
             if (hasOptionalFields && ((nullBitMap[fieldId / 4] & (1 << (7 - 2 * (fieldId % 4)))) == 0)) {
                 schemaFields[fieldId] = ANull.NULL;
             } else if (hasOptionalFields && ((nullBitMap[fieldId / 4] & (1 << (7 - 2 * (fieldId % 4) - 1))) == 0)) {
@@ -180,10 +181,19 @@
         recordBuilder.reset(recordType);
         recordBuilder.init();
         if (recordType != null) {
-            int fieldIndex = 0;
-            for (; fieldIndex < recordType.getFieldNames().length; ++fieldIndex) {
+            IAType[] fieldTypes = recordType.getFieldTypes();
+            for (int fieldIndex = 0; fieldIndex < recordType.getFieldNames().length; ++fieldIndex) {
                 fieldValue.reset();
-                serializers[fieldIndex].serialize(instance.getValueByPos(fieldIndex), fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+                IAObject value = instance.getValueByPos(fieldIndex);
+                ATypeTag valueTag = value.getType().getTypeTag();
+                boolean fieldIsOptional = NonTaggedFormatUtil.isOptional(fieldTypes[fieldIndex]);
+                if (fieldIsOptional && valueTag == ATypeTag.NULL) {
+                    fieldValue.set(NULL_BYTES, 0, NULL_BYTES.length);
+                } else if (fieldIsOptional && valueTag == ATypeTag.MISSING) {
+                    fieldValue.set(MISSING_BYTES, 0, MISSING_BYTES.length);
+                } else {
+                    serializers[fieldIndex].serialize(value, fieldValue.getDataOutput());
+                }
                 recordBuilder.addField(fieldIndex, fieldValue);
             }
             recordBuilder.write(out, writeTypeTag);
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@
     }
 
     @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" })
-    public static void serializeSchemalessRecord(ARecord record, DataOutput dataOutput, boolean writeTypeTag)
+    private static void serializeSchemalessRecord(ARecord record, DataOutput dataOutput, boolean writeTypeTag)
             throws HyracksDataException {
         ISerializerDeserializer<AString> stringSerde =
                 SerializerDeserializerProvider.INSTANCE.getSerializerDeserializer(BuiltinType.ASTRING);
@@ -262,7 +272,7 @@
         return new ARecordType(null, fieldNames, fieldTypes, true);
     }
 
-    public static final int getRecordLength(byte[] serRecord, int offset) {
+    public static int getRecordLength(byte[] serRecord, int offset) {
         return AInt32SerializerDeserializer.getInt(serRecord, offset);
     }