---
title: "Preparing Large Volumes"
description: "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."
source: "https://help.rikaiso.com/public-cloud/2026.2/large-volumes"
edition: "public-cloud"
editionLabel: "S/4HANA Public Cloud"
version: "2026.2"
latest: true
language: "en"
section: "Working with Master Data > Preparing Changes with a Template File"
updated: "2026-11-05"
---

# 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.

> **Draft brief for authors.** Replace with the final text; keep the concept-page structure.

**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`.