server/AyaNova/DataList/DataListFetcher.cs

@@ -189,9 +189,17 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
 
         /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // Get a list of id's of the datalist results for reporting
+        // (and other uses like job ops, exporting etc)
+        // called from RehydrateIdList only
         //
-        //
-        internal static async Task<long[]> GetIdListResponseAsync(AyContext ct, DataListSelectedProcessingOptions dataListSelectionOptions, IDataListProcessing DataList, AuthorizationRoles userRoles, ILogger log, long userId)
+        internal static async Task<long[]> GetIdListResponseAsync(
+            AyContext ct,
+            DataListSelectedProcessingOptions dataListSelectionOptions,
+            IDataListProcessing DataList,
+            AuthorizationRoles userRoles,
+            ILogger log,
+            long userId,
+            bool limitForReportDesigner)
         {
             //#BUILD THE QUERY   
 
@@ -210,10 +218,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.DataList
             //ORDER BY CLAUSE - SORT           
             qOrderBy = DataListSqlFilterOrderByBuilder.DataFilterToSQLOrderBy(DataList.FieldDefinitions, dataListSelectionOptions);
 
+            //LIMIT (if report designer)
+            var qLimit = string.Empty;
+            if (limitForReportDesigner)
+                qLimit = "LIMIT 5";
+
             //PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
             string qDataQuery = string.Empty;
 
-            qDataQuery = $"{qSelect} {qFrom} {qWhere} {qOrderBy} ".Replace("  ", " ");
+            qDataQuery = $"{qSelect} {qFrom} {qWhere} {qOrderBy} {qLimit} ".Replace("  ", " ");
 
             //RETURN OBJECTS                  
             var retList = new List<long>();