Introducing the Architect’s Guide to Asynchronous Processing
Summary
Asynchronous processing in Salesforce enables background execution that improves scalability and user experience by preventing wait times. This guide outlines use cases, compares relevant Salesforce tools, discusses architectural patterns, and highlights monitoring best practices. It equips Salesforce teams to choose the right asynchronous strategies and tools while understanding trade-offs and limitations. Those building scalable, efficient Salesforce solutions can leverage this resource to architect more robust and maintainable async processes.
Takeaways
- Evaluate trade-offs between different asynchronous processing tools in Salesforce.
- Use architectural patterns to design scalable async workflows for common business use cases.
- Monitor asynchronous processes proactively and alert stakeholders on issues.
- Leverage Salesforce Well-Architected Decision Guides to align async designs with platform best practices.
- Understand asynchronous processing limitations and SLA considerations when architecting solutions.
Our newest Well-Architected Decision Guide Asynchronous processes execute in the background, without users having to wait for them to complete before moving on to other work. They also have higher limits per context and can increase the overall scalability of your system. But asynchronous processes also come with their own limitations and their lack of SLAs can create issues if they aren’t implemented properly. Today we’re introducing the Architect’s Guide to Asynchronous Processing , which provides details for asynchronous use cases, tool comparisons and information about potential drawbacks. It also provides insights into how asynchronous processes operate behind the scenes within the Salesforce platform and contains downloadable diagrams for a variety of architecture patterns.