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How FO sorts record wihtout sorting condition in select firstonly statement?

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When you use select firstonly without specifying a sorting condition in D365FO how records are sorted and selected?
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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 239,987 Most Valuable Professional on at
    It doesn't sort it in any way - it just sends the query to the database server. And DB doesn't guarantee any order - it can return any record meeting the conditions.
     
    If you want a specific order, always use order by. Omit it only if you don't care which record you get.
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    Mohamed Amine Mahmoudi 26,809 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi,
     
    I think it's sorting by primary index in the table.
     
    Best regards,
    Mohamed Amine MAHMOUDI
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    Bharani Preetham Peraka Profile Picture
    Bharani Preetham Pe... 3,634 Moderator on at
    The records don't get sorted if no order by is specified. It directly fetches whatever record it gets first with the given condition.

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