Async framework

Long-running processes can time out in Finance and Operations apps. To overcome this, asynchronous processing lets users continue working while the process runs in the background.

For example, you may need to run processing in the application that deals with a large amount of data or transactions, and you don’t want to interrupt day-to-day business processes. Therefore, you can use the asynchronous framework to run these processes in the background, while users can continue their work without being interrupted.

To run a process asynchronously, you will need to use the runAsync methods from the FormRun and Global classes to call the static method that you want to run. If the process is run on the client side, we recommend that you use the FormRun class's runAsync method. The Global class has a runAsync method that we recommend for running code outside of the client.

You can use a callback method to display a message when the process is completed. Only the FormRun class runAsync method will display the message immediately. If you use the Global class runAsync method, the page will need to be refreshed.