How can the number of records returned by an Aggregate be limited?

The method for limiting the number of records returned by an Aggregate in OutSystems is through the Max. Records property. This property allows a developer to define the maximum number of records that the Aggregate will fetch from the database, which is particularly useful for optimizing performance and managing large datasets.

When the Max. Records property is set, it directly restricts the number of rows retrieved in the result set during the execution of the Aggregate. This is crucial in applications where you want to prevent overwhelming the user interface with too many items, or when you need to limit the data transferred over the network for efficiency purposes.

While other methods mentioned might influence the data retrieved in an Aggregate, they do not serve the specific purpose of limiting the number of records returned:

• Sorting can organize the results but does not restrict the total number of records.

• A count value provides numerical information about how many records exist, but it does not limit the output records.

• Specifying a length value might pertain to displaying content in a user-interface context (like truncating text) but does not apply to limiting the number of records fetched from an Aggregate.

In summary, using the Max. Records property is the direct and effective approach to control the number of returned records from an Aggregate in