BPS: Create records from reference data in FOX

As writed in "How to Loop over Reference Data in Fox Formulas", I create FOX Function with DO statements, but unfortunetely if I have no data yet in the subset my fox formulas can't be executed at all.
It's write "0 data records were read, 0 of them were changed, 0 generated". Even if I put Break-point in fox formula, it doesn't take place. When I input somehow one or so "test" record, it works perfect, and creates new lines from reference as I want.
How can I execute fox formula at list one time with empty subset?

Hello,
use a copy function to create one (dummy) record. Then call your FOX function (and delete the dummy record). You can combine them in a sequence.
Also see SAP Note <a href="http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/646618">646618</a> for looping over reference data.
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