Questions tagged [future]
A future method runs in the background, asynchronously. You can call a future method for executing long-running operations, such as callouts to external Web services or any operation you’d like to run in its own thread, on its own time.
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Can Process Builder run @future methods?
We're hitting CPU Time Limit Exceeded issues with a class that's being called by a Process Builder.
From the SF solutions page, it was noted that one fix for CPU Time Limit Exceeded is to make the ...
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How to check if future method has executed
in my apex code I need to do some calculation only when future method has executed
I tried below code to check if future method has executed:
public static void anotherMethod() {
while('Completed' != ...
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How can I use queueable Apex instead of a future method with arguments?
I have an @future class, SubmitOnApproval which is called when an opportunity is approved. This class is below:
public without sharing class SubmitOnApproval {
@future
public static void ...
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Capturing HttpResponse StatusCodes
I'm trying to capture a HttpResponse StatusCode in a @future method so I can then send it to an email to alert a dev of a possible issue and also alert the Salesfroce user of the error. I have found ...
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Need advise on callouts and inserting/updating new records from external system
We have an external application where few records gets updated or created on daily basis. We already implemented inbound calls to salesforce but it is scheduled for once a month. We need to schedule a ...
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Using HttpResponse in a seperate class from future
I have written a trigger that calls a class which contains a future method and I need to use the response to update a field. Is there anyway to capture the HttpResponse in a separate class?
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Should I use a single callout with a list or mulitple callout for each Account?
I wanted to Bulkify my code to be able to update/create a long list of account for which I need to callout to my api.
I know that I can't do more than 50 callouts per future methods.
But using ...
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Method does not exist or incorrect signature: void send(System.HttpRequest) from the type System.HttpRequest
Currently stuck at trying to send a JSON structure through web services but keep receiving the error:
Method does not exist or incorrect signature: void send(System.HttpRequest) from the type System....
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how quable solves the problem of having soobjcets in future mthods?
As per my knowledge both future and quable are async methods ,we don't know when they run,that's y we cant pass sobjects as parametrs in fuute methods(i read in future trailhead) because objects state ...
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Future Method cannot be called from another Future Method
I have a platform event trigger that calls a method in a class that is annotated with @future. This future method makes an external REST api call to get some data and updates values on the ...
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Future method use response to make update on Opportunity object
I have a future method where I make an external REST api call which gets kicked off in an after update trigger on the Opportunity object.
When the results come back, I deserialize the JSON and then ...
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Why we are allowed to pass sObject in queueable?
I am having a small doubt, and want to have some inputs on that.
For future methods, we are not allowed to have sObjects as method params/arguments. and the reason in documentation is stated as ...
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Multiple sequential calls to API [duplicate]
I am having trouble figuring out a way to make multiple calls in order to an external API. The task is currently successfully working using javascript but I need it to work via apex for a large (200 -...
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Is there a way to delete >1 Million records from a custom Big Object?
First thing that came to my mind was writing a Batch Apex to do this but I get this error.
System.UnexpectedException: The requested operation is not supported by this SObject
Deleting via Bulk API ...
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How to Show Role Name And Assignedd Permission Name in History Object
Trigger:
if (Trigger.isUpdate) {
String jsonOldMap = JSON.serialize(Trigger.oldMap);
String jsonNewMap = JSON.serialize(Trigger.newMap);
AssignPermissionSetToUserHelper....
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Unauthorized endpoint when calling Metadata API from Apex in @future
I am running into the exception
IO Exception: Unauthorized endpoint, please check
Setup->Security->Remote site settings. endpoint =
https://eu25.salesforce.com/services/Soap/m/42.0
when ...
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Get ApexJobId from Future method
Is it possible to get the ApexJobId within the Future method apex code (or from the method its invoked from)?
Use case - Our application is invoking multiple same future calls from within one apex ...
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Mass update process builder callout
After a record is updated I need to make a callout to an external api.
At the moment I have invocable apex being called from process builder, which is calling a furture method with callout=true.
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Test Class - System.CalloutException: You have uncommitted work pending - Platform Event
I am using platform events and in one of the after triggers I am calling a method in a class where the method is annotated with @Future(Callout=true)
In my test method below I am doing some DML to ...
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Future method completes first before the queueable
My scenario is:
A future method is on a queueable class. Queueable job comes first before the Future job in the Apex Jobs. Upon checking the completion date(time), the future method is completing ...
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How could I get values from a global declared map, inside a @future method?
I'm facing an issue of accessing objects,
That is the first time I'm trying to use Global variables on APEX ;
I got a @future main method that calls two methods,
In the first method I would like to ...
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Ordering @future method
is there any functionality in the salesforce that we can set order of the future methods?
someone just told me that we can do that and i was looking for that but could not find any solution.
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Insert 16k Records in one Transaction cant use Batch Classes / Future call give me CPU Limit Exceed
Please help me this.
I have a call to action in salesforce visual force page, that insert 16k records.
But as per salesforce Limitation, we can only update 10k Records in a DML Transaction
I divide ...
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New Picklist Values added via Metadata API stay inactive
I am using the Metadata API wrapper from https://github.com/financialforcedev/apex-mdapi to dynamically add picklist values to an existing field.
@Future(Callout=true)
private static void ...
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Error on a Future Method, But I Don't See How It's Being Called to Begin With
The only awareness I have of the error is from this email notification :
Apex script unhandled exception by user/organization: 0051H000009g2Fv/00D1H000000NPnk
Failed to invoke future method 'public ...
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Trigger calling future method
I have inherited an after insert lead trigger that calls a future method. Based on the response returned by this method, it inserts records in an object.
Lets call this object -LeadCopy__c.
Lead --&...
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System.AsyncException in trigger
Trigger Snippets:
if (JIRA.currentUserIsNotJiraAgent()) {
if(System.isFuture() == false || System.isBatch() == false ||
System.isScheduled() == false) { //Check, If Not in any Async Apex ...
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How to disable asynchronous jobs so that they cannot update data
There will be a data export happening from our org for large number of objects and records using a cloud based ETL tool.
We have a business scenario where we need to make sure that there is no data ...
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How to elegantly handle asynchronous pushes from Salesforce to external system via a REST API [closed]
The key word in the question is elegantly; I'm an experienced developer familiar with the mechanics of asynchronous programming, REST APIs, database triggers, programming idioms and design patterns. ...
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How to get the response data in @future(Callout=true)
I need to catch the response of a callout method and insert it into a database. But what the problem is, the callout method called from a trigger.
Therefore, I have to add the annotation @future(...
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How to call future method from lighting controller
Is there a way to call future method from lightning controller? @auraEnabled and @future can co-exist together?
example:
Class ABC{
@auraEnabled
public static void callfromFuture()
{ //...
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Any real time scenario when we will need to call future method from batch class? [closed]
I am trying to understand if there is any real time scenario when we will need to call future method from batch class ?
Can anyone please help me ?
Thanks
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Too many futurecalls: 51 [duplicate]
I got the following email:
Sandbox: Developer script exception from
ContactTrigger: System.LimitException: Too many futurecalls: 51
Important addition: I do not see that mentioned 50 calls were ...
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Future method is not invoked from PostInstall script
I'm trying to create a future method that makes a callout, and for some reason it's not invoked when the script is done.
postInstallScript.cls:
global class postInstallScript implements system....
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How to Deserialize the Trigger old & newMaps in JSON
I'm trying to pass the old & newmaps as arguments to a future method using JSON method. I see the below error when it tries to deserialize the data. reference-Passing SObjects to Future
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Is there a limit on the maximum number of future jobs queued in an org?
I know there are certain limits with batch jobs, queued jobs, etc., but what about future jobs?
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How to make a call out from batch which (batch) get schedule from trigger?
I'm trying to call a method which do an api call. But I'm getting an error because this method get call through the process ran by batch and this is getting schedule from trigger. So even if i ...
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How to do a dependent callout from a future callout
How do I send a future callout to an external system inserting an parent object and as soon as I get the response back with an external id send another callout with a child object to an external ...
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How to notify users after the last future method completes?
From the Visualforce Page, we call a method that inserts a user record and then subsequently calls three future methods to complete the user onboarding process.
insert user record
Call 1st future ...
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@future method not getting called from catch block
I am calling a webservice (synchronous) and in case of CalloutException, I'm trying to create an error log in a custom object. The problem is, the record insertion is happening in a future method and ...
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Run Queueable as sequence
Good day Everyone,
I have a trigger that will call a Queueable. The process looks like this :
Trigger :
for(User userData : Trigger.new) {
if(Limits.getLimitQueueableJobs() - Limits.getQueueableJobs(...
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Is it possible to call a future static callout method from a scheduler
I have a static callout which i want to schedule every 5 minutes. How would i approach this I have tried the following but the the incorrect signature error:
Callout
public class or_service {
@...
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Error: Future method cannot be called from a future or batch method
I have a managed packaged that I recently updated and it threw an error for a future method I have that sends information to a third party.
The error I received was:
Future method cannot be called ...
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Confused by CalloutException
I have a trigger on Account and Opportunity - both do a callout to the Google Geocoding API and then update itself using a future method. Now I also want to send an email before the update if certain ...
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Update record page after record is updated by calling external API
I have trigger on contact which validates phone by calling external API. To be able to call the the API from trigger, I'm using future annotation. The callout method writes the result to custom field ...
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Platform Events + Process Builder + Apex with @future method
I'm running into an issue with too many future calls when handling Platform Events with a Process Builder that uses an invocable Apex class.
Basic setup is 2 processes:
The first publishes an event ...
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Custom Logging and Future Methods
I have been reading up on the custom logging, DML, and exceptions but haven't seen anything that talks about @Future methods and exceptions.
I have two scenarios:
A Button is clicked on a Lead, ...
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Calling a Class from a Trigger (calls external service)
I am at my wits end with Future Methods coding and would be very grateful for a working example. I've been reading through the Future Methods documentation here: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/...
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Future methods do not support parameter type of Exception
I'm stuck at this error "Future methods do not support parameter type of Exception". Is there any workaround for this error?
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User Friendly Handling of Exceptions in Future Methods
Background
Salesforce is integrated with an external system, like Xero Accounting.
When the User updates an invoice status 'Sent' Salesforce creates it in Xero.
Process Builder calls an @...
