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Batch Apex

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Batch Apex?

Batch Apex in Salesforce allows you to process large sets of records (more than you can process with normal Apex) in asynchronous mode. It's commonly used for data cleansing, archiving, or other long-running operations that would exceed governor limits if processed synchronously.

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What other technologies are related to Batch Apex?

Batch Apex Competitor Technologies

Scheduled Apex allows executing Apex code at specific times, offering similar functionality to Batch Apex for scheduled processing of large data volumes.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 94% (64) of relevant job posts

Queueable Apex allows for asynchronous execution of Apex code and chaining of jobs which can be a lighter-weight alternative to Batch Apex for certain use cases.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 41% (112) of relevant job posts

Scheduled Apex allows executing Apex code at specific times, offering similar functionality to Batch Apex for scheduled processing of large data volumes.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 12% (125) of relevant job posts

Batch Apex Complementary Technologies

Batch Apex can be invoked and monitored via the Force.com API, making the API complementary for managing and integrating Batch Apex jobs.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 35% (94) of relevant job posts

SOQL is used within Batch Apex to query the data that will be processed.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 3% (641) of relevant job posts

Test classes are essential for testing the functionality and coverage of Batch Apex classes.

mentioned alongside Batch Apex in 19% (100) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Batch Apex?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Batch Apex

Orgs mentioning Batch Apex

Information Technology

0% (1.2k) job posts

2 organizations

Salesforce Administrator

1% (1.2k) job posts

425 organizations

Engineer

0% (154) job posts

5 organizations

Software Engineer

0% (140) job posts

50 organizations

Platform Engineer

0% (11) job posts

3 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Batch Apex?

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Industry

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Matching People

Professional Services

Finance and Insurance

Professional Services

Finance and Insurance

Manufacturing

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