Apex Cursor and Its Advantages Over Batch Processing
Summary
Apex Cursors provide a new way to efficiently handle large Salesforce datasets by processing millions of records in manageable chunks, overcoming SOQL governor limits typical in batch processing. This feature enables navigating query results within a single transaction or across multiple asynchronous Queueable jobs, improving performance and scalability. It also includes strategies for implementing retries when exceptions occur. Salesforce developers can leverage Apex Cursors to build more robust and efficient data processing solutions beyond traditional batch jobs.
Takeaways
- Use Apex Cursors to process large datasets in chunks within transactions or Queueable jobs.
- Implement Apex Cursors to overcome SOQL governor limits effectively.
- Handle exceptions and retries properly when using Apex Cursors.
- Apex Cursors offer an alternative to traditional batch processing for better performance.
- Navigate query results incrementally to improve scalability in data processing.
Struggling with large datasets and SOQL governor limits in Salesforce? In this video, I will dive deep into Apex Cursors, the powerful new feature that revolutionizes how we process millions of records. Apex Cursors allow developers to navigate through query results in manageable chunks within a single transaction or across Queueable jobs. In this video, I will show you the correct way to implement Apex Cursor and also when this is an exception, how to handle that and perform retry.