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Odata - TOP vs COUNT

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Posted on by pnwguy 245
I need to check for the existence of at least one record in an entity with filters.  Is it cheaper to do a $Count = true or $Top = 1?   I know in SQL, a TOP would be cheaper but wasn't sure if SQL is being queried under the covers.
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    Martin Dráb 238,745 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Yes, there is a SQL database behind the scene. F&O OData service exposes data entities. And data entities are implemented as views in SQL database (plus extra logic in the application layer).

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