Preparing Large Volumes
How to split files, choose parallel or one-at-a-time processing, use background runs and scheduling, and plan the quota for tens of thousands of records.
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Page type: Concept · Audience: Business user, Administrator
Contains: splitting files (18 MB, 50,000 rows, 200 columns); one Task per object; "Process records in parallel" vs one record at a time in file order; when a run goes to the background; scheduling for off-hours; quota planning; what to expect in time; notifications for finished jobs.
Related information: immediate-vs-background-runs, scheduling-a-run, changes-and-quotas, limits.
Source in the product repository: docs/mass-processing-architecture.md, docs/performance-evidence.md.
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