To use batch Apex, write an Apex class that implements the Salesforce-provided interface Database.Batchable and then invoke the class programmatically. To monitor or stop the execution of the batch Apex job, from Setup, enter Apex Jobs in the Quick Find box, then select Apex Jobs.
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How to set and list methods in Salesforce apex?
Set Methods
- add (setElement) Adds an element to the set if it is not already present. …
- addAll (fromList) Adds all of the elements in the specified list to the set if they are not already present. …
- addAll (fromSet) Adds all of the elements in the specified set to the set that calls the method if they are not already present.
How to execute batch apex?
Using Batch Apex
- Start
- Execute
- Finish
What is an apex in Salesforce?
What is Apex programming language?
- Apex syntax looks mostly like a Java programming language.
- Apex allows developers to write business logic to the record save process.
- Apex has built in support for unit test creation and its execution.
What is a batch Class in Salesforce?
- Triggers
- Visualforce page controllers
- Lightning component controllers
- REST and SOAP API Integration
- Bulk data update
Batch Apex in Salesforce
A Batch Apex class allows you to define a single job that can be broken up into manageable chunks that will be processed separately. Batch Apex is a global class that implements the Database.Batchable interface. In this post we will learn about what is Batch Apex and when to use Batch Apex with example.
What is Batch Apex in Salesforce?
Batch class is used to process millions of records with in normal processing limits. With Batch Apex, we can process records asynchronously to stay within platform limits. If you have a lot of records to process, for example, data cleansing or archiving, Batch Apex is probably your best solution.
Batch Job Execution
Let understand how batch job execution happened and in which order all method execute.
Batch Apex Example In Salesforce
Let take one example for batch job in Salesforce. If you need to make a field update to every Account in your organization. If you have 10,001 Account records in your org, this is impossible without some way of breaking it up.
How to execute a Batch job?
You can execute a batch job with DataBase.executeBatch (obj,size) method or we can schedule a batch job with scheduler class. Let see how to execute a batch job
Scheduler Class For Batch Apex
Schedulable Class is a global class that implements the Schedulable interface. That includes one execute method. Here is example of scheduler class
Summary
In this post we learn about what is Batch Apex in Salesforce and when we should use Batch Apex. I hope this helped you to learn how batch class is used to process millions of records with in normal processing limits.
