It is possible to update or retrieve data to and from classes by reading, writing, or deleting directly to or from the classes within Before and After Code. However, to do so would bypass derivation, validation, audit, and cascade processing; so be very careful about accessing class data directly. It is usually preferable to call the Process to access data instead.

The code below uses the Freedombase Class SetPointer subroutine, instead of opening the class itself. Using the Freedombase Class SetPointer subroutine can provide performance advantages, as it holds class pointers in memory. For this reason, Freedombase Class SetPointer is the recommended method of opening classes for access on multi dimensional systems.