Only use a datapipeline from RAP --> do I need to call FirstRecord before use?

rwvdw

I have a datapipeline on my report which will always have 1 record en will only be accessed from RAP (it's not assigned to any DataPipeline property of any component).

Do I need to call FirstRecord before I try to access the record? Or will the engine do this for me after it's opened?

It seems to work without calling FirstRecord but I want to be sure I'm doing the right thing.

nicocizik

Hi Ronald,

There is no need to manually access the first record of a pipeline. Once the pipeline is accessed via code or a db-aware component, the first record will be returned.

In order to automatically traverse, however, the pipeline will need to be connected to a report or subreport.

In RAP, you can access all pipelines by name or by dragging them from the data section of the code toolbox (right panel).