Learning Objectives
After completing this unit, you'll be able to:
- Explain when to use asynchronous Apex.
- Name the four asynchronous tools.
Why Go Asynchronous
Asynchronous Apex runs later, in its own thread, with higher governor limits. Use it for work that is slow (callouts), big (millions of records), or doesn't need to finish before the user moves on.
- Future methods for quick, fire-and-forget work like callouts.
- Batch Apex for large data sets.
- Queueable Apex for chained jobs with complex types.
- Scheduled Apex for work that runs on a timetable.
Quiz
To complete this unit, you need to answer all the quiz questions correctly.
+100 Points
1Which tool processes millions of records?
2Why do asynchronous jobs get higher limits?