Asynchronous Apex API
Asynchronous Apex API
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Last updated: July 26, 2016
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Use CORS to Access Supported Salesforce APIs, Apex REST, and Lightning Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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CHAPTER 1
The Bulk API provides a programmatic option to quickly load your orgs data into Salesforce. To use the API requires basic familiarity with
software development, web services, and the Salesforce user interface.
The functionality described is available only if your org has the Bulk API feature enabled. This feature is enabled by default for Performance,
Unlimited, Enterprise, and Developer Editions.
The easiest way to access the functionality in Metadata API is to use the Force.com IDE or Force.com Migration Tool. Both tools are built
on top of Metadata API and use the standard Eclipse and Ant tools, respectively, to simplify working with Metadata API.
Force.com IDE is built on the Eclipse platform, for programmers familiar with integrated development environments. Code, compile,
test, and deploy from within the IDE.
The Force.com Migration Tool is ideal if you use a script or the command line for moving metadata between a local directory and a
Salesforce org.
For information about using Data Loader to process CSV files, see the Data Loader Guide.
SEE ALSO:
Data Loader Guide
SOAP API Developer Guide
Metadata API Developer's Guide
Work with Jobs
Work with Batches
EDITIONS
Available in: Salesforce
Classic and Lightning
Experience
Available in: Developer,
Enterprise, Performance,
and Unlimited
USER PERMISSIONS
To create, read, update, and
delete:
Modify All Data
CHAPTER 2
In this chapter ...
Set Up a Salesforce
Developer Edition
Organization
Quick Start
Use this sample to create HTTP requests that insert new contact records using the REST-based Bulk API.
The instructions progress through logging in, submitting the records, checking status, and retrieving
the results.
Note: Before you begin building an integration or other client application:
Install your development platform according to its product documentation.
Read through all the steps before beginning this quick start. You may also wish to review the
rest of this document to familiarize yourself with terms and concepts.
Quick Start
Quick Start
The part after the API version (Resource_address) varies depending on the job or batch being processed.
The easiest way to start using the Bulk API is to enable it for processing records in Data Loader using CSV files. If you use Data Loader,
you don't need to craft your own HTTP requests or write your own client application. For an example of writing a client application using
Java, see Sample Client Application Using Java on page 85.
1. Step 1: Log In Using the SOAP API
The Bulk API doesn't provide a login operation, so you must use SOAP API to log in.
2. Step 2: Create a Job
Before you can load data, you first create a job. The job specifies the type of object, such as Contact, that youre loading and the
operation that youre performing, such as query, insert, update, upsert, or delete. A job also grants you some control over the data
load process. For example, you can abort a job that is in progress.
3. Step 3: Add a Batch to the Job
After creating the job, youre ready to create a batch of contact records. You send data in batches in separate HTTP POST requests.
The URI for each request is similar to the one you used when creating the job, but you append jobId/batch to the URI.
4. Step 4: Close the Job
When you're finished submitting batches to Salesforce, close the job. This informs Salesforce that no more batches will be submitted
for the job, which, in turn, allows the monitoring page in Salesforce to return more meaningful statistics on the progress of the job.
5. Step 5: Check Batch Status
You can check the status of an individual batch by running the following cURL command.
6. Step 6: Retrieve Batch Results
Once a batch is Completed, you need to retrieve the batch result to see the status of individual records.
SEE ALSO:
About URIs
Data Loader Guide
2. Replace your_username and your_password with your Salesforce user name and password.
Quick Start
The Soap/u/ portion of the URI specifies the partner WSDL. You can use Soap/c/ to specify the enterprise WSDL.
4. Salesforce returns an XML response that includes <sessionId> and <serverUrl> elements. Note the values of the
<sessionId> element and the first part of the host name (instance), such as yourInstance-api, from the <serverUrl>
element. Use these values in subsequent requests to the Bulk API.
SEE ALSO:
Set a Session Header
SOAP API Developer Guide
Warning: The operation value must be all lower case. For example, you get an error if you use INSERT instead of insert.
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command:
curl https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job -H "X-SFDC-Session:
sessionId" -H "Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8" -d @job.txt
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted
Quick Start
<numberBatchesQueued>0</numberBatchesQueued>
<numberBatchesInProgress>0</numberBatchesInProgress>
<numberBatchesCompleted>0</numberBatchesCompleted>
<numberBatchesFailed>0</numberBatchesFailed>
<numberBatchesTotal>0</numberBatchesTotal>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRetries>0</numberRetries>
<apiVersion>37.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
3. Note the value of the job ID returned in the <id> element. Use this ID in subsequent operations.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job
The value for the Description field in the last row spans multiple lines, so its wrapped in double quotes.
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command.
curl https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch -H
"X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: text/csv; charset=UTF-8" --data-binary
@data.csv
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted
in the login response. jobId is the job ID that was returned when you created the job.
Quick Start
<id>751x00000000079AAA</id>
<jobId>750x0000000005LAAQ</jobId>
<state>Queued</state>
<createdDate>2009-09-01T17:44:45.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2009-09-01T17:44:45.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
Salesforce does not parse the CSV content or otherwise validate the batch until later. The response only acknowledges that the batch
was received.
3. Note the value of the batch ID returned in the <id> element. You can use this batch ID later to check the status of the batch.
SEE ALSO:
Prepare CSV Files
Add a Batch to a Job
Bulk API Limits
This cURL command updates the job resource state from Open to Closed.
SEE ALSO:
Close a Job
Quick Start
curl https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch/batchId -H
"X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted in the
login response. jobId is the job ID that was returned when you created the job. batchId is the batch ID that was returned when
If Salesforce cant read the batch content or if the batch contains errors, such as invalid field names in the CSV header row, the batch
state is Failed. When the batch state is Completed, all records in the batch have been processed. However, individual records
could have failed. You need to retrieve the batch result to see the status of individual records.
You dont have to check the status of each batch individually. You can check the status for all batches that are part of the job by running
the following cURL command:
curl https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch -H
"X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
SEE ALSO:
Get Information for a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
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Quick Start
The response body is a CSV file with a row for each row in the batch request. If a record was created, the ID is contained in the row. If a
record was updated, the value in the Created column is false. If a record failed, the Error column contains an error message.
SEE ALSO:
Get Batch Results
Handle Failed Records in Batches
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CHAPTER 3
In this chapter ...
General Guidelines
for Data Loads
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Bulk API follows the HTTP 1.1 standards for response compression. Most clients automatically support compressed responses. Visit
https://developer.salesforce.com/page/Tools for more information on particular clients.
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CHAPTER 4
In this chapter ...
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Warning: The ObjectType: portion of a field column header is only required for a polymorphic field. You get an error if you
omit this syntax for a polymorphic field. You also get an error if you include this syntax for a field that is not polymorphic.
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Fields with a double data type can include fractional values. Values can be stored in scientific notation if the number is large
enough (or, for negative numbers, small enough), as indicated by the W3C XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes Second Edition specification.
Note that the Description field for the last record includes a line break, so the field value is enclosed in double quotes.
SEE ALSO:
Sample XML File
Sample JSON File
Data Loader Guide
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Use the describeSObjects() call in the SOAP-based SOAP API to get the relationshipName property value for a field.
You must use an indexed field to uniquely identify the parent record for the relationship. A standard field is indexed if its idLookup
property is set to true.
The following sample includes a contact record that includes the Reports To field, which is a reference to another contact.
ReportsTo is the relationshipName property value for the Reports To field. In this case, the parent object for the
Reports To field is also a contact, so we use the Email field to identify the parent record. The idLookup property value for
the Email field is true. To see if there is a idLookup property for a field, see the Field Properties column in the field table for each
standard object.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sObjects xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<sObject>
<FirstName>Ray</Name>
<LastName>Riordan</Description>
<ReportsTo>
<sObject>
<Email>[email protected]</Email>
</sObject>
</ReportsTo>
</sObject>
</sObjects>
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Warning: The <type>ObjectTypeName</type> element is only required for a polymorphic field. You get an error if
you omit this element for a polymorphic field. You also get an error if you include this syntax for a field that is not polymorphic.
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<field_name>field_value</field_name>
...
</sObject>
<sObject>
<field_name>field_value</field_name>
...
</sObject>
</sObjects>
Each batch in a JSON file uses the following format with each JSON object representing a record.
[
{
"field_name" : "field_value"
...
}
{
"field_name" : "field_value"
...
}
]
Note: You must include the type field for a polymorphic field and exclude it for non-polymorphic fields in any batch. The batch
fails if you do otherwise. A polymorphic field can refer to more than one type of object as a parent. For example, either a contact
or a lead can be the parent of a task. In other words, the WhoId field of a task can contain the ID of either a contact or a lead.
When generating records in XML or JSON files:
Fields that arent defined in the file for a record are ignored when you update records. To set a field value to null in XML, set the
xsi:nil value for the field to true. For example, <description xsi:nil="true"/> sets the description field to
null. In JSON, simply set the field value to null. For example, "description" : null.
Fields with a double data type can include fractional values. Values can be stored in scientific notation if the number is large
enough (or, for negative numbers, small enough), as indicated by the W3C XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes Second Edition specification.
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</sObject>
</sObjects>
SEE ALSO:
Sample CSV File
Sample JSON File
SEE ALSO:
Sample CSV File
Sample XML File
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CHAPTER 5
In this chapter ...
Create a request.txt
File
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</sObject>
</sObjects>
SEE ALSO:
Create a Zip Batch File with Binary Attachments
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Note: The batches for this job contain data in CSV format, so the contentType field is set to ZIP_CSV. For XML or JSON
batches, use ZIP_XML or ZIP_JSON, respectively.
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command
curl https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job -H "X-SFDC-Session:
sessionId" -H "Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8" -d @job.txt
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted
in the login response. For more information about logging in, see Step 1: Log In Using the SOAP API on page 6.
Salesforce returns an XML response with data such as the following.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jobInfo
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<id>750D000000001SRIAY</id>
<operation>insert</operation>
<object>Attachment</object>
<createdById>005D0000001B0VkIAK</createdById>
<createdDate>2010-08-25T18:52:03.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2010-08-25T18:52:03.000Z</systemModstamp>
<state>Open</state>
<concurrencyMode>Parallel</concurrencyMode>
<contentType>ZIP_CSV</contentType>
<numberBatchesQueued>0</numberBatchesQueued>
<numberBatchesInProgress>0</numberBatchesInProgress>
<numberBatchesCompleted>0</numberBatchesCompleted>
<numberBatchesFailed>0</numberBatchesFailed>
<numberBatchesTotal>0</numberBatchesTotal>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRetries>0</numberRetries>
<apiVersion>37.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
3. Note the value of the job ID returned in the <id> element. Use this ID in subsequent operations.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Batch with Binary Attachments
Create a Job
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Note: The Content-type for the POST request is zip/csv. For XML or JSON batches, use zip/xml or zip/json instead.
Salesforce returns an XML response with data such as the following.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<batchInfo
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<id>751D000000003uwIAA</id>
<jobId>750D000000001TyIAI</jobId>
<state>Queued</state>
<createdDate>2010-08-25T21:29:55.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2010-08-25T21:29:55.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
Salesforce does not parse the CSV content or otherwise validate the batch until later. The response only acknowledges that the batch
was received.
3. Note the value of the batch ID returned in the <id> element. You can use this batch ID later to check the status of the batch.
For details on proceeding to close the associated job, check batch status, and retrieve batch results, see the Quick Start.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job for Batches with Binary Attachments
Add a Batch to a Job
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CHAPTER 6
In this chapter ...
About URIs
Request Basics
Here are some basics about Bulk API requests, including the format of URIs used to perform operations
and details on how to authenticate requests using a session header.
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Request Basics
About URIs
About URIs
You send HTTP requests to a URI to perform operations with Bulk API.
The URI where you send HTTP requests has the following format:
Web_Services_SOAP_endpoint_instance_name/services/async/APIversion/Resource_address
Think of the part of the URI through the API version as a base URI which is used for all operations. The part after the API version
(Resource_address) varies depending on the job or batch being processed. For example, if you're working with version 37.0 of
Bulk API on your instance, your base URI would be https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0.
The instance name for your organization is returned in the LoginResult serverUrl field.
SEE ALSO:
Work with Jobs
Work with Batches
SEE ALSO:
Quick Start
Sample Client Application Using Java
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CHAPTER 7
In this chapter ...
Create a Job
Monitor a Job
Close a Job
Abort a Job
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Create a Job
Create a Job
Create a job by sending a POST request to the following URI. The request body identifies the type of object processed in all associated
batches.
URI
https://instance_nameapi.salesforce.com/services/async/APIversion/job
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Monitor a Job
In these samples, the contentType field indicates that the batches associated with the job are in CSV format. For alternative options,
such as XML or JSON, see JobInfo on page 71.
Warning: The operation value must be all lower case. For example, you get an error if you use INSERT instead of insert.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job for Batches with Binary Attachments
Get Job Details
Close a Job
Abort a Job
Add a Batch to a Job
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
JobInfo
Quick Start
Monitor a Job
You can monitor a Bulk API job in Salesforce. The monitoring page tracks jobs and batches created by any client application, including
Data Loader or any client application that you write.
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Close a Job
To track the status of bulk data load jobs that are in progress or recently completed, from Setup, enter Bulk Data Load Jobs in
the Quick Find box, then select Bulk Data Load Jobs.
For more information, see Monitoring Bulk Data Load Jobs in the Salesforce online help.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job
Get Job Details
Close a Job
Abort a Job
Add a Batch to a Job
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
Data Loader Guide
Close a Job
Close a job by sending a POST request to the following URI. The request URI identifies the job to close. When a job is closed, no more
batches can be added.
URI
https://instance_nameapi.salesforce.com/services/async/APIversion/job/jobId
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Close a Job
<numberRetries>0</numberRetries>
<apiVersion>36.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>3647</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>2136</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job
Monitor a Job
Get Job Details
Abort a Job
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
JobInfo
Quick Start
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Abort a Job
"numberRetries" : 0,
"object" : "Account",
"operation" : "insert",
"state" : "Open",
"systemModstamp" : "2015-12-15T20:45:25.000+0000",
"totalProcessingTime" : 0
}
SEE ALSO:
Create a Job
Monitor a Job
Close a Job
Abort a Job
Add a Batch to a Job
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
JobInfo
Quick Start
Abort a Job
Abort an existing job by sending a POST request to the following URI. The request URI identifies the job to abort. When a job is aborted,
no more records are processed. If changes to data have already been committed, they arent rolled back.
URI
https://instance_nameapi.salesforce.com/services/async/APIversion/job/jobId
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Abort a Job
<numberBatchesQueued>0</numberBatchesQueued>
<numberBatchesInProgress>0</numberBatchesInProgress>
<numberBatchesCompleted>1</numberBatchesCompleted>
<numberBatchesFailed>0</numberBatchesFailed>
<numberBatchesTotal>1</numberBatchesTotal>
<numberRecordsProcessed>2</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRetries>0</numberRetries>
<apiVersion>36.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>3647</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>2136</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
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"totalProcessingTime" : 2870
}
SEE ALSO:
Get Job Details
Create a Job
Monitor a Job
Close a Job
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
JobInfo
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CHAPTER 8
In this chapter ...
Monitor a Batch
Handle Failed
Records in Batches
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Note: The API version in the URI for all batch operations must match the API version for the associated job.
Example XML request body
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sObjects xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<sObject>
<description>Created from Bulk API</description>
<name>[Bulk API] Account 0 (batch 0)</name>
</sObject>
<sObject>
<description>Created from Bulk API</description>
<name>[Bulk API] Account 1 (batch 0)</name>
</sObject>
</sObjects>
In this sample, the batch data is in XML format because the contentType field of the associated job was set to XML. For alternative
formats for batch data, such as CSV or JSON, see JobInfo on page 71.
Example XML response body
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<batchInfo
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<id>751D0000000004rIAA</id>
<jobId>750D0000000002lIAA</jobId>
<state>Queued</state>
<createdDate>2009-04-14T18:15:59.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2009-04-14T18:15:59.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
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Monitor a Batch
In this sample, the batch data is in JSON format because the contentType field of the associated job was set to JSON.
Example JSON response body
{
"apexProcessingTime":0,
"apiActiveProcessingTime":0,
"createdDate":"2015-12-15T21:56:43.000+0000",
"id":"751D00000004YGZIA2",
"jobId":"750D00000004SkVIAU",
"numberRecordsFailed":0,
"numberRecordsProcessed":0,
"state":"Queued",
"systemModstamp":"2015-12-15T21:56:43.000+0000",
"totalProcessingTime":0
}
Note: You can add batch jobs using nonBulk APIcompliant CSV files. See Map Data Fields on page 99.
SEE ALSO:
Create a Batch with Binary Attachments
Get Information for a Batch
Monitor a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
Get a Batch Request
Get Batch Results
Work with Jobs
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
BatchInfo
Quick Start
Monitor a Batch
You can monitor a Bulk API batch in Salesforce.
To track the status of bulk data load jobs and their associated batches, from Setup, enter Bulk Data Load Jobs in the Quick
Find box, then select Bulk Data Load Jobs. Click the Job ID to view the job detail page.
The job detail page includes a related list of all the batches for the job. The related list provides View Request and View Response links
for each batch. If the batch is a CSV file, the links return the request or response in CSV format. If the batch is an XML or JSON file, the
links return the request or response in XML or JSON format, respectively. These links are available for batches created in API version 19.0
and later.
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For more information, see Monitoring Bulk Data Load Jobs in the Salesforce online help.
SEE ALSO:
Get Information for a Batch
Add a Batch to a Job
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
Get a Batch Request
Get Batch Results
Handle Failed Records in Batches
Work with Jobs
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
BatchInfo
Quick Start
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"id" : "751D00000004YGeIAM",
"jobId" : "750D00000004SkVIAU",
"numberRecordsFailed" : 0,
"numberRecordsProcessed" : 0,
"state" : "InProgress",
"systemModstamp" : "2015-12-15T22:52:49.000+0000",
"totalProcessingTime" : 0
}
SEE ALSO:
Add a Batch to a Job
Monitor a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
Get a Batch Request
Get Batch Results
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
BatchInfo
About URIs
Work with Jobs
Quick Start
Method
GET
Example request body
No request body is allowed.
Example XML response body
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<batchInfoList
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<batchInfo>
<id>751D0000000004rIAA</id>
<jobId>750D0000000002lIAA</jobId>
<state>InProgress</state>
<createdDate>2009-04-14T18:15:59.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2009-04-14T18:16:09.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
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<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D0000000004sIAA</id>
<jobId>750D0000000002lIAA</jobId>
<state>InProgress</state>
<createdDate>2009-04-14T18:16:00.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2009-04-14T18:16:09.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>800</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>5870</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>2166</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
</batchInfoList>
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]
}
SEE ALSO:
Add a Batch to a Job
Monitor a Batch
Get Information for a Batch
Interpret Batch State
Get a Batch Request
Get Batch Results
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
BatchInfo
About URIs
Work with Jobs
Quick Start
Processing of the batch has not started yet. If the job associated with this batch is aborted, the batch isnt processed and its state is
set to Not Processed.
InProgress
The batch is being processed. If the job associated with the batch is aborted, the batch is still processed to completion. You must
close the job associated with the batch so that the batch can finish processing.
Completed
The batch has been processed completely, and the result resource is available. The result resource indicates if some records have
failed. A batch can be completed even if some or all the records have failed. If a subset of records failed, the successful records arent
rolled back.
Failed
The batch failed to process the full request due to an unexpected error, such as the request is compressed with an unsupported
format, or an internal server error. Even if the batch failed, some records could have been completed successfully. If the
numberRecordsProcessed field in the response is greater than zero, you should get the results to see which records were
processed, and if they were successful.
Not Processed
The batch wont be processed. This state is assigned when a job is aborted while the batch is queued. For bulk queries, if the job has
PK chunking enabled, this state is assigned to the original batch that contains the query when the subsequent batches are created.
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After the original batch is changed to this state, you can monitor the subsequent batches and retrieve each batchs results when its
completed.
SEE ALSO:
Add a Batch to a Job
Monitor a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Get a Batch Request
Get Batch Results
Handle Failed Records in Batches
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
BatchInfo
About URIs
Work with Jobs
Quick Start
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SEE ALSO:
Get Information for a Batch
Monitor a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
Get Batch Results
Work with Jobs
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
About URIs
BatchInfo
Quick Start
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Note: The batch result indicates that the last record was not processed successfully because the LastName field was
missing. The Error column includes error information. You must look at the Success field for each result row to ensure
that all rows were processed successfully. For more information, see Handle Failed Records in Batches on page 50.
SEE ALSO:
Add a Batch to a Job
Monitor a Batch
Get a Batch Request
Get Information for a Batch
Get Information for All Batches in a Job
Interpret Batch State
Job and Batch Lifespan
Bulk API Limits
BatchInfo
About URIs
Work with Jobs
Quick Start
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d. Write the contents of the corresponding record in the batch request to an error file on your computer. Append the information
from the Error column. If you don't cache the batch request that you submitted, you can retrieve the batch request from
Salesforce.
After you have examined each result record, you can manually fix each record in the error file and submit these records in a new batch.
Repeat the earlier steps to check that each record is processed successfully.
SEE ALSO:
Add a Batch to a Job
Errors
Bulk API Limits
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CHAPTER 9
In this chapter ...
Bulk Query
Use bulk query to efficiently query large data sets and reduce the number of API requests. A bulk query
can retrieve up to 15 GB of data, divided into 15 1-GB files. The data formats supported are CSV, XML,
and JSON.
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SEE ALSO:
Use Bulk Query
PK Chunking Header
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample
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<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
Get Batch Information for All Batches in a Job HTTP Request (used when PK chunking is enabled)
GET baseURI/job/750x00000000014/batch
X-SFDC-Session: 4f1a00D30000000K7zB!ARUAQDqAHcM...
Get Batch Information for All Batches in a Job HTTP Response Body
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><batchInfoList
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004YjwIAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>NotProcessed</state>
<createdDate>2011-03-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2011-03-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk1IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2011-03-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2011-03-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>100000</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>1000</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>1000</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk2IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2011-03-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2011-03-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>100000</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>1000</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>1000</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk6IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2011-03-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2011-03-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>100000</numberRecordsProcessed>
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<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>1000</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>1000</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk7IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2011-03-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2011-03-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>50000</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>500</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>500</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
</batchInfoList>
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config.setAuthEndpoint(soapAuthEndPoint);
config.setCompression(true);
config.setTraceFile("traceLogs.txt");
config.setTraceMessage(true);
config.setPrettyPrintXml(true);
System.out.println("AuthEndpoint: " +
config.getRestEndpoint());
PartnerConnection connection = new PartnerConnection(config);
System.out.println("SessionID: " + config.getSessionId());
config.setRestEndpoint(bulkAuthEndPoint);
bulkConnection = new BulkConnection(config);
success = true;
} catch (AsyncApiException aae) {
aae.printStackTrace();
} catch (ConnectionException ce) {
ce.printStackTrace();
} catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
fnfe.printStackTrace();
}
return success;
}
public void doBulkQuery() {
if ( ! login() ) {
return;
}
try {
JobInfo job = new JobInfo();
job.setObject("Merchandise__c");
job.setOperation(OperationEnum.query);
job.setConcurrencyMode(ConcurrencyMode.Parallel);
job.setContentType(ContentType.CSV);
job = bulkConnection.createJob(job);
assert job.getId() != null;
job = bulkConnection.getJobStatus(job.getId());
String query =
"SELECT Name, Id, Description__c FROM Merchandise__c";
long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
BatchInfo info = null;
ByteArrayInputStream bout =
new ByteArrayInputStream(query.getBytes());
info = bulkConnection.createBatchFromStream(job, bout);
String[] queryResults = null;
for(int i=0; i<10000; i++) {
Thread.sleep(i==0 ? 30 * 1000 : 30 * 1000); //30 sec
info = bulkConnection.getBatchInfo(job.getId(),
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info.getId());
if (info.getState() == BatchStateEnum.Completed) {
QueryResultList list =
bulkConnection.getQueryResultList(job.getId(),
info.getId());
queryResults = list.getResult();
break;
} else if (info.getState() == BatchStateEnum.Failed) {
System.out.println("-------------- failed ----------"
+ info);
break;
} else {
System.out.println("-------------- waiting ----------"
+ info);
}
}
if (queryResults != null) {
for (String resultId : queryResults) {
bulkConnection.getQueryResultStream(job.getId(),
info.getId(), resultId);
}
}
} catch (AsyncApiException aae) {
aae.printStackTrace();
} catch (InterruptedException ie) {
ie.printStackTrace();
}
}
SEE ALSO:
How Bulk Queries Are Processed
PK Chunking Header
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample
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Bulk Query
Create a Job
1. Create a file called create-job.xml containing the following text.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jobInfo
xmlns="http://www.force.com/2009/06/asyncapi/dataload">
<operation>query</operation>
<object>Account</object>
<concurrencyMode>Parallel</concurrencyMode>
<contentType>CSV</contentType>
</jobInfo>
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to create a job.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8"
-d @create-job.xml https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted
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2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to add a batch to the job:
curl -d @query.txt -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: text/csv;
charset=UTF-8" https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch
jobId is the job ID returned in the response to the job createion.
Note: When adding a batch to a bulk query job, the Content-Type in the header for the request must be either text/csv,
application/xml, or application/json, depending on the content type specified when the job was created.
The actual SOQL statement supplied for the batch is in plain text format.
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<apiVersion>36.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to check the batch status.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch/batchId
batchId is the batch ID in the response to the batch creation.
2. Using the command-line window, execute the following cURL command to retrieve the results of the query.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch/batchId/result/resultId
resultId is the result ID in the response to the batch result list request.
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"001x000xxx4TU4KAAW","name161269--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4LAAW","name161270--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4MAAW","name161271--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4NAAW","name161272--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4OAAW","name161273--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4PAAW","name161274--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4QAAW","name161275--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4RAAW","name161276--1296595660659"
"001x000xxx4TU4SAAW","name161277--1296595660659"
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to close the job.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: text/csv; charset=UTF-8" -d
@close-job.xml https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job
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<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
SEE ALSO:
How Bulk Queries Are Processed
Use Bulk Query
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample Using PK Chunking
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to create a job with PK chunking enabled.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8"
-H "Sforce-Enable-PKChunking: true" -d @create-job.xml
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job
instance is the portion of the <serverUrl> element, and sessionId is the <sessionId> element that you noted
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<id>750x000000009tvAAA</id>
<operation>query</operation>
<object>Account</object>
<createdById>005x0000001WR0lAAG</createdById>
<createdDate>2016-01-10T00:53:19.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2016-01-10T00:53:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<state>Open</state>
<concurrencyMode>Parallel</concurrencyMode>
<contentType>CSV</contentType>
<numberBatchesQueued>0</numberBatchesQueued>
<numberBatchesInProgress>0</numberBatchesInProgress>
<numberBatchesCompleted>0</numberBatchesCompleted>
<numberBatchesFailed>0</numberBatchesFailed>
<numberBatchesTotal>0</numberBatchesTotal>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRetries>0</numberRetries>
<apiVersion>36.0</apiVersion>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to add a batch to the job.
curl -d @query.txt -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: text/csv;
charset=UTF-8" https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch
jobId is the job ID returned in the response to the job creation.
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Note: When adding a batch to a bulk query job, the Content-Type in the header for the request must be either text/csv,
application/xml, or application/json, depending on the content type specified when the job was created.
The actual SOQL statement supplied for the batch is in plain text format.
Because PK chunking is enabled, extra batches are automatically created to process the entire query.
2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to check the status of the original batch.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch/batchId
batchId is the batch ID in the response to the batch creation.
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<createdDate>2016-01-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2016-01-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>0</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>0</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>0</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
Because PK chunking is enabled, the original batch is given a state of Not Processed. The query is processed in the remaining
batches.
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<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>1000</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>1000</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk6IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2016-01-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2016-01-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>100000</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>1000</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>1000</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
<batchInfo>
<id>751D00000004Yk7IAE</id>
<jobId>750D00000004T5OIAU</jobId>
<state>Completed</state>
<createdDate>2016-01-10T00:59:47.000Z</createdDate>
<systemModstamp>2016-01-10T01:00:19.000Z</systemModstamp>
<numberRecordsProcessed>50000</numberRecordsProcessed>
<numberRecordsFailed>0</numberRecordsFailed>
<totalProcessingTime>500</totalProcessingTime>
<apiActiveProcessingTime>500</apiActiveProcessingTime>
<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</batchInfo>
</batchInfoList>
2. Using the command-line window, execute the following cURL command to retrieve the results of the query.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId"
https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job/jobId/batch/batchId/result/resultId
resultId is the result ID in the response to the batch result list request.
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2. Using a command-line window, execute the following cURL command to close the job.
curl -H "X-SFDC-Session: sessionId" -H "Content-Type: text/csv; charset=UTF-8" -d
@close-job.xml https://instance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/job
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<apexProcessingTime>0</apexProcessingTime>
</jobInfo>
SEE ALSO:
How Bulk Queries Are Processed
Use Bulk Query
PK Chunking Header
Walk Through a Bulk Query Sample
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CHAPTER 10 Reference
In this chapter ...
Schema
JobInfo
BatchInfo
Headers
Errors
These are the supported resources for the Bulk API, as well as details on errors and processing limits.
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Reference
Schema
Schema
The Bulk API service is described by an XML Schema Document (XSD) file.
You can download the schema file for an API version by using the following URI:
Web_Services_SOAP_endpoint_instance_name/services/async/APIversion/AsyncApi.xsd
For example, if you're working with version 37.0 of the Bulk API on your own instance, the URI is:
https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/services/async/37.0/AsyncApi.xsd
The instance name for your organization is returned in the LoginResult serverUrl field.
SEE ALSO:
JobInfo
BatchInfo
Errors
JobInfo
A job contains one or more batches of data for you to submit to Salesforce for processing. When a job is created, Salesforce sets the job
state to Open.
You can create a new job, get information about a job, close a job, or abort a job using the JobInfo resource.
Fields
Name
Type
Request
Description
apiVersion
string
Read only. Do not The API version of the job set in the URI when the job
set for new job. was created. The earliest supported version is 17.0.
apexProcessingTime
long
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Reference
Name
JobInfo
Type
apiActiveProcessingTime long
Request
Description
assignmentRuleId
string
concurrencyMode
ConcurrencyModeEnum
Can't update after The ID of a specific assignment rule to run for a case or
creation.
a lead. The assignment rule can be active or inactive.
The ID can be retrieved by using the SOAP-based SOAP
API to query the AssignmentRule object.
The concurrency mode for the job. The valid values are:
Parallel: Process batches in parallel mode. This
is the default value.
Serial: Process batches in serial mode.
Processing in parallel can cause database
contention. When this is severe, the job may fail. If
you're experiencing this issue, submit the job with
serial concurrency mode. This guarantees that
batches are processed one at a time. Note that
using this option may significantly increase the
processing time for a job.
contentType
ContentType
The content type for the job. The valid values are:
CSVdata in CSV format
JSONdata in JSON format
XMLdata in XML format (default option)
ZIP_CSVdata in CSV format in a zip file
containing binary attachments
ZIP_JSONdata in JSON format in a zip file
containing binary attachments
ZIP_XMLdata in XML format in a zip file
containing binary attachments
createdById
string
System field
createdDate
dateTime
System field
The date and time in the UTC time zone when the job
was created.
externalIdFieldName
string
Required with
upsert
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Reference
JobInfo
Name
Type
Request
id
string
numberBatchesCompleted int
Description
Do not specify for The number of batches that have been completed for
new job.
this job.
numberBatchesQueued
int
Do not specify for The number of batches queued for this job.
new job.
numberBatchesFailed
int
Do not specify for The number of batches that have failed for this job.
new job.
numberBatchesInProgress int
Do not specify for The number of batches that are in progress for this job.
new job.
int
Do not specify for The number of total batches currently in the job. This
new job.
value increases as more batches are added to the job.
When the jobstate is Closed or Failed, this
number represents the final total.
numberBatchesTotal
int
Do not specify for The number of records that were not processed
new job.
successfully in this job.
This field is available in API version 19.0 and later.
numberRecordsProcessed int
Do not specify for The number of records already processed. This number
new job.
increases as more batches are processed.
numberRetries
int
object
string
Required
The object type for the data being processed. All data
in a job must be of a single object type.
operation
OperationEnum
Required
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Reference
Name
JobInfo
Type
Request
Description
Warning: The operation value must be all
lower case. For example, you get an error if you
use INSERT instead of insert.
To ensure referential integrity, the delete operation
supports cascading deletions. If you delete a parent
record, you delete its children automatically, as long
as each child record can be deleted. For example, if
you delete a Case record, the Bulk API automatically
deletes any child records, such as CaseComment,
CaseHistory, and CaseSolution records associated with
that case. However, if a CaseComment is not deletable
or is currently being used, then the delete operation
on the parent Case record fails.
Warning: When the hardDelete value is
specified, the deleted records aren't stored in
the Recycle Bin. Instead, they become
immediately eligible for deletion. The
permission for this operation, Bulk API Hard
Delete, is disabled by default and must be
enabled by an administrator. A Salesforce user
license is required for hard delete.
state
JobStateEnum
Required if
The current state of processing for the job:
creating, closing, Open: The job has been created, and batches can
or aborting a job.
be added to the job.
Closed: No new batches can be added to this
job. Batches associated with the job may be
processed after a job is closed. You cannot edit or
save a closed job.
Aborted: The job has been aborted. You can
abort a job if you created it or if you have the
Manage Data Integrations permission.
Failed: The job has failed. Batches that were
successfully processed can't be rolled back. The
BatchInfoList contains a list of all batches for the
job. From the results of BatchInfoList, results can
be retrieved for completed batches. The results
indicate which records have been processed. The
numberRecordsFailed field contains the
number of records that were not processed
successfully.
systemModstamp
dateTime
System field
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Date and time in the UTC time zone when the job
finished.
Reference
BatchInfo
Name
Type
Request
Description
totalProcessingTime
long
Do not specify for The number of milliseconds taken to process the job.
new job.
This is the sum of the total processing times for all
batches in the job. See also apexProcessingTime
and apiActiveProcessingTime.
This field is available in API version 19.0 and later.
SEE ALSO:
Work with Jobs
Quick Start
SOAP API Developer Guide
BatchInfo
A BatchInfo contains one batch of data for you to submit to Salesforce for processing.
BatchInfo
Name
Type
Request Description
apexProcessingTime
long
System
field
apiActiveProcessingTime long
System
field
createdDate
dateTime
System
field
The date and time in the UTC time zone when the batch was created.
This is not the time processing began, but the time the batch was
added to the job.
id
string
Required
The ID of the batch. May be globally unique, but does not have to
be.
jobId
string
Required
The unique, 18character ID for the job associated with this batch.
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Reference
Name
BatchInfo
Type
numberRecordsFailed int
Request Description
System
field
numberRecordsProcessed int
state
System
field
BatchStateEnum System
field
The number of records processed in this batch at the time the request
was sent. This number increases as more batches are processed.
The current state of processing for the batch:
Queued: Processing of the batch has not started yet. If the job
associated with this batch is aborted, the batch isnt processed
and its state is set to Not Processed.
InProgress: The batch is being processed. If the job
associated with the batch is aborted, the batch is still processed
to completion. You must close the job associated with the batch
so that the batch can finish processing.
Completed: The batch has been processed completely, and
the result resource is available. The result resource indicates if
some records have failed. A batch can be completed even if some
or all the records have failed. If a subset of records failed, the
successful records arent rolled back.
Failed: The batch failed to process the full request due to an
unexpected error, such as the request is compressed with an
unsupported format, or an internal server error. The
stateMessage element could contain more details about
any failures. Even if the batch failed, some records could have
been completed successfully. The
numberRecordsProcessed field tells you how many
records were processed. The numberRecordsFailed field
contains the number of records that were not processed
successfully.
Not Processed: The batch wont be processed. This state
is assigned when a job is aborted while the batch is queued. For
bulk queries, if the job has PK chunking enabled, this state is
assigned to the original batch that contains the query when the
subsequent batches are created. After the original batch is
changed to this state, you can monitor the subsequent batches
and retrieve each batchs results when its completed. Then you
can safely close the job.
stateMessage
string
System
field
Contains details about the state. For example, if the state value
is Failed, this field contains the reasons for failure. If there are
multiple failures, the message may be truncated. If so, fix the known
errors and re-submit the batch. Even if the batch failed, some records
could have been completed successfully.
systemModstamp
dateTime
System
field
The date and time in the UTC time zone that processing ended. This
is only valid when the state is Completed.
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Headers
Name
Type
totalProcessingTime long
Request Description
System
field
HTTP BatchInfoList
Name
Type
Description
batchInfo
BatchInfo
One BatchInfo resource for each batch in the associated job. For the structure
of BatchInfo, see BatchInfo on page 75.
SEE ALSO:
Work with Batches
Interpret Batch State
Quick Start
SOAP API Developer Guide
Headers
These are custom HTTP request and response headers that are used for Bulk API.
Content Type Header
Batch Retry Header
Line Ending Header
PK Chunking Header
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Field values
application/json (JSON is the preferred format.)
application/xml (XML is the preferred format.)
text/csv (CSV is the preferred format. Except for bulk query results, responses are returned in XML.)
Example
Content-Type: application/json
Field values
TRUE. Unfinished batches in this job wont be retried.
FALSE. Unfinished batches in this job will be retried the standard number of times (15 for bulk queries and 10 for bulk uploads).
If the header isnt provided in the request, this is the default value.
Example
Sforce-Disable-Batch-Retry: TRUE
Field values
LF. Line endings are read as LFs.
CRLF. Line endings are read as CRLFs.
Example
Sforce-Line-Ending: CRLF
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PK Chunking Header
PK Chunking Header
Use the PK Chunking request header to enable automatic primary key (PK) chunking for a bulk query job. PK chunking splits bulk queries
on very large tables into chunks based on the record IDs, or primary keys, of the queried records. Each chunk is processed as a separate
batch that counts toward your daily batch limit, and you must download each batchs results separately. PK chunking is supported for
the following objects: Account, Campaign, CampaignMember, Case, Contact, Lead, LoginHistory, Opportunity, Task, User, and custom
objects.
PK chunking works by adding record ID boundaries to the query with a WHERE clause, limiting the query results to a smaller chunk of
the total results. The remaining results are fetched with extra queries that contain successive boundaries. The number of records within
the ID boundaries of each chunk is referred to as the chunk size. The first query retrieves records between a specified starting ID and the
starting ID plus the chunk size. The next query retrieves the next chunk of records, and so on.
For example, lets say you enable PK chunking for the following query on an Account table with 10,000,000 records.
SELECT Name FROM Account
Assuming a chunk size of 250,000 and a starting record ID of 001300000000000, the query is split into the following 40 queries.
Each query is submitted as a separate batch.
SELECT
SELECT
SELECT
...
SELECT
Each query executes on a chunk of 250,000 records specified by the base-62 ID boundaries.
PK chunking is designed for extracting data from entire tables, but you can also use it for filtered queries. Because records could be
filtered from each querys results, the number of returned results for each chunk can be less than the chunk size. Also, the IDs of soft-deleted
records are counted when the query is split into chunks, but the records are omitted from the results. Therefore, if soft-deleted records
fall within a given chunks ID boundaries, the number of returned results is less than the chunk size.
The default chunk size is 100,000, and the maximum size is 250,000. The default starting ID is the first record in the table. However, you
can specify a different starting ID to restart a job that failed between chunked batches.
When a query is successfully chunked, the original batchs status shows as NOT_PROCESSED. If the chunking fails, the original batchs
status shows as FAILED, but any chunked batches that were successfully queued during the chunking attempt are processed as
normal. When the original batchs status is changed to NOT_PROCESSED, monitor the subsequent batches. You can retrieve the
results from each subsequent batch after its completed. Then you can safely close the job.
Salesforce recommends that you enable PK chunking when querying tables with more than 10 million records or when a bulk query
consistently times out. However, the effectiveness of PK chunking depends on the specifics of the query and the queried data.
Field values
TRUEEnables PK chunking with the default chunk size, starting from the first record ID in the queried table.
FALSEDisables PK chunking. If the header isnt provided in the request, the default is FALSE.
chunkSizeSpecifies the number of records within the ID boundaries for each chunk. The default is 100,000, and the
maximum size is 250,000. If the query contains filters or soft-deleted records, the number of returned results for each chunk
could be less than the chunk size.
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parentSpecifies the parent object when youre enabling PK chunking for queries on sharing objects. The chunks are based
on the parent objects records rather than the sharing objects records. For example, when querying on AccountShare, specify
Account as the parent object. PK chunking is supported for sharing objects as long as the parent object is supported.
startRowSpecifies the 15-character or 18-character record ID to be used as the lower boundary for the first chunk. Use this
parameter to specify a starting ID when restarting a job that failed between batches.
Example
Sforce-Enable-PKChunking: chunkSize=50000; startRow=00130000000xEftMGH
Errors
Operations that you perform with Bulk API might trigger error codes. The following list shows the most common error codes and the
Bulk API action that might have triggered them.
ClientInputError
The operation failed with an unknown client-side error.
For binary attachments, the request content is provided both as an input stream and an attachment.
ExceededQuota
The job or batch you tried to create exceeds the allowed number for the past 24 hour period.
FeatureNotEnabled
Bulk API is not enabled for this organization.
InvalidBatch
The batch ID specified in a batch update or query is invalid.
This error code is returned for binary attachments when the zip content is malformed or the following conditions occur:
The request.txt file can't be found, can't be read, is a directory, or contains invalid content.
The decompressed size of a binary attachment is too large.
The size of the zip file is too large.
The total decompressed size of all the binary attachments is too large.
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Batch content
Each batch must contain exactly one CSV, XML, or JSON file containing records for a single object, or the batch is not processed and
stateMessage is updated. Use the enterprise WSDL for the correct format for object records.
Batch limit
You can submit up to 5,000 batches per rolling 24 hour period. You can't create new batches associated with a job that is more than
24 hours old.
Batch lifespan
Batches and jobs that are older than seven days are removed from the queue regardless of job status. The seven days are measured
from the youngest batch associated with a job, or the age of the job if there are no batches. You can't create new batches associated
with a job that is more than 24 hours old.
Batch size
Batches for data loads can consist of a single CSV, XML, or JSON file that is no larger than 10 MB.
A batch can contain a maximum of 10,000 records.
A batch can contain a maximum of 10,000,000 characters for all the data in a batch.
A field can contain a maximum of 32,000 characters.
A record can contain a maximum of 5,000 fields.
A record can contain a maximum of 400,000 characters for all its fields.
A batch must contain some content or an error occurs.
For binary content limits, see Binary content on page 82.
Batch processing time
Batches are processed in chunks. The chunk size depends on the API version. In API version 20.0 and earlier, the chunk size is 100
records. In API version 21.0 and later, the chunk size is 200 records. Theres a five-minute limit for processing each chunk. Also, if it
takes longer than 10 minutes to process a whole batch, the Bulk API places the remainder of the batch back in the queue for later
processing. If the Bulk API continues to exceed the 10-minute limit on subsequent attempts, the batch is placed back in the queue
and reprocessed up to 10 times before the batch is permanently marked as failed.
Even if the batch failed, some records could have completed successfully. To get batch results to see which records, if any, were
processed, see Get Batch Results on page 48. If you get a timeout error when processing a batch, split your batch into smaller
batches, and try again.
Note: For bulk queries, there is an additional two minute limit for processing the actual query which is separate from the
batch processing limit. See query Limits.
Binary content
The length of any file name can't exceed 512 bytes.
A zip file can't exceed 10 MB.
The total size of the unzipped content can't exceed 20 MB.
A maximum of 1,000 files can be contained in a zip file. Directories don't count toward this total.
Compression
The only valid compression value is gzip. Compression is optional, but strongly recommended. Note that compression doesn't
affect the character limits defined in Batch size.
Job abort
Any user with correct permission can abort a job. Only the user who created a job can close it.
Job close
Only the user who created a job can close it. Any user with correct permission can abort a job.
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Job content
Each job can specify one operation and one object. Batches associated with this job contains records of one object. Optionally, the
job may specify serial processing mode, which is used only when previously submitted asynchronous jobs have accidentally produced
contention because of locks. Use only when advised by Salesforce.
Job external ID
You can't edit the value of an external ID field in JobInfo. When specifying an external ID, the operation must be upsert. If you try to
use it with create or update, an error is generated.
Job lifespan
Batches and jobs that are older than seven days are removed from the queue regardless of job status. The seven days are measured
from the youngest batch associated with a job, or the age of the job if there are no batches. You can't create new batches associated
with a job that is more than 24 hours old.
Job open time
The maximum time that a job can remain open is 24 hours. The Bulk API doesn't support clients that, for example, post one batch
every hour for many hours.
Job status in job history
After a job has completed, the job status and batch result sets are available for 7 days after which this data is deleted permanently.
Job status change
When you submit a POST body with a change in job status, you can only specify the status field value. If operation or
entity field values are specified, an error occurs.
Portal users
Regardless of whether the API Enabled profile permission is granted, portal users (Customer Portal, Self-Service portal, and Partner
Portal) can't access Bulk API.
query Limits
Functionality
1 gigabyte.
15 files. If the query needs to return more than 15 files, the query
should be filtered to return less data. Bulk batch sizes are not
used for bulk queries.
7 days.
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GROUP BY CUBE
OFFSET
Nested SOQL queries
Relationship fields
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1. Log in to your Developer Edition Salesforce account. You must log in as an administrator or as a user who has the Modify All Data
permission. Logins are checked to ensure they are from a known IP address. For more information, see Restrict Where and When
Users Can Log In to Salesforce in the Salesforce online help.
2. From Setup, enter API in the Quick Find box, then select API.
3. Right-click Partner WSDL to display your browser's save options, and save the partner WSDL to a local directory. For information
about the partner WSDL, see Using the Partner WSDL.
4. Compile the partner API code from the WSDL using the WSC compile tool:
java -classpath pathToJar\wsc.jar com.sforce.ws.tools.wsdlc pathToWSDL\wsdlFilename
.\wsdlGenFiles.jar
For example, if wsc.jar is installed in C:\salesforce\wsc, and the partner WSDL is saved to
C:\salesforce\wsdl\partner:
java -classpath C:\salesforce\wsc\wsc.jar com.sforce.ws.tools.wsdlc
C:\salesforce\wsdl\partner\partner.wsdl .\partner.jar
wsc.jar and the generated partner.jar are the only libraries needed in the classpath for the code examples in the following
sections.
com.sforce.async.*;
com.sforce.soap.partner.PartnerConnection;
com.sforce.ws.ConnectionException;
com.sforce.ws.ConnectorConfig;
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/**
* Creates a Bulk API job and uploads batches for a CSV file.
*/
public void runSample(String sobjectType, String userName,
String password, String sampleFileName)
throws AsyncApiException, ConnectionException, IOException {
BulkConnection connection = getBulkConnection(userName, password);
JobInfo job = createJob(sobjectType, connection);
List<BatchInfo> batchInfoList = createBatchesFromCSVFile(connection, job,
sampleFileName);
closeJob(connection, job.getId());
awaitCompletion(connection, job, batchInfoList);
checkResults(connection, job, batchInfoList);
}
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return connection;
}
This BulkConnection instance is the base for using the Bulk API. The instance can be reused for the rest of the application lifespan.
Create a Job
After creating the connection, create a job. Data is always processed in the context of a job. The job specifies the details about the data
being processed: which operation is being executed (insert, update, upsert, or delete) and the object type. The following code creates
a new insert job on the Account object.
/**
* Create a new job using the Bulk API.
*
* @param sobjectType
*
The object type being loaded, such as "Account"
* @param connection
*
BulkConnection used to create the new job.
* @return The JobInfo for the new job.
* @throws AsyncApiException
*/
private JobInfo createJob(String sobjectType, BulkConnection connection)
throws AsyncApiException {
JobInfo job = new JobInfo();
job.setObject(sobjectType);
job.setOperation(OperationEnum.insert);
job.setContentType(ContentType.CSV);
job = connection.createJob(job);
System.out.println(job);
return job;
}
When a job is created, its in the Open state. In this state, new batches can be added to the job. When a job is Closed, batches can
no longer be added.
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* @param jobInfo
*
Job associated with new batches
* @param csvFileName
*
The source file for batch data
*/
private List<BatchInfo> createBatchesFromCSVFile(BulkConnection connection,
JobInfo jobInfo, String csvFileName)
throws IOException, AsyncApiException {
List<BatchInfo> batchInfos = new ArrayList<BatchInfo>();
BufferedReader rdr = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(csvFileName))
);
// read the CSV header row
byte[] headerBytes = (rdr.readLine() + "\n").getBytes("UTF-8");
int headerBytesLength = headerBytes.length;
File tmpFile = File.createTempFile("bulkAPIInsert", ".csv");
// Split the CSV file into multiple batches
try {
FileOutputStream tmpOut = new FileOutputStream(tmpFile);
int maxBytesPerBatch = 10000000; // 10 million bytes per batch
int maxRowsPerBatch = 10000; // 10 thousand rows per batch
int currentBytes = 0;
int currentLines = 0;
String nextLine;
while ((nextLine = rdr.readLine()) != null) {
byte[] bytes = (nextLine + "\n").getBytes("UTF-8");
// Create a new batch when our batch size limit is reached
if (currentBytes + bytes.length > maxBytesPerBatch
|| currentLines > maxRowsPerBatch) {
createBatch(tmpOut, tmpFile, batchInfos, connection, jobInfo);
currentBytes = 0;
currentLines = 0;
}
if (currentBytes == 0) {
tmpOut = new FileOutputStream(tmpFile);
tmpOut.write(headerBytes);
currentBytes = headerBytesLength;
currentLines = 1;
}
tmpOut.write(bytes);
currentBytes += bytes.length;
currentLines++;
}
// Finished processing all rows
// Create a final batch for any remaining data
if (currentLines > 1) {
createBatch(tmpOut, tmpFile, batchInfos, connection, jobInfo);
}
} finally {
tmpFile.delete();
}
return batchInfos;
}
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/**
* Create a batch by uploading the contents of the file.
* This closes the output stream.
*
* @param tmpOut
*
The output stream used to write the CSV data for a single batch.
* @param tmpFile
*
The file associated with the above stream.
* @param batchInfos
*
The batch info for the newly created batch is added to this list.
* @param connection
*
The BulkConnection used to create the new batch.
* @param jobInfo
*
The JobInfo associated with the new batch.
*/
private void createBatch(FileOutputStream tmpOut, File tmpFile,
List<BatchInfo> batchInfos, BulkConnection connection, JobInfo jobInfo)
throws IOException, AsyncApiException {
tmpOut.flush();
tmpOut.close();
FileInputStream tmpInputStream = new FileInputStream(tmpFile);
try {
BatchInfo batchInfo =
connection.createBatchFromStream(jobInfo, tmpInputStream);
System.out.println(batchInfo);
batchInfos.add(batchInfo);
} finally {
tmpInputStream.close();
}
}
When the server receives a batch, its immediately queued for processing. Errors in formatting arent reported when sending the batch.
These errors are reported in the result data when the batch is processed.
Tip: To import binary attachments, use the following methods. Specify the CSV, XML, or JSON content for the batch in the
batchContent parameter, or include request.txt in the attached files and pass null to the batchContent
parameter. These methods are contained within the com.async.BulkConnection class:
createBatchFromDir()
createBatchWithFileAttachments()
createBatchWithInputStreamAttachments()
createBatchFromZipStream()
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job.setId(jobId);
job.setState(JobStateEnum.Closed);
connection.updateJob(job);
}
A batch is done when it's either failed or completed. This code loops infinitely until all the batches for the job have either failed or
completed.
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This code retrieves the results for each record and reports whether the operation succeeded or failed. If an error occurred for a record,
the code prints out the error.
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import com.sforce.ws.ConnectionException;
import com.sforce.ws.ConnectorConfig;
/**
* Gets the results of the operation and checks for errors.
*/
private void checkResults(BulkConnection connection, JobInfo job,
List<BatchInfo> batchInfoList)
throws AsyncApiException, IOException {
// batchInfoList was populated when batches were created and submitted
for (BatchInfo b : batchInfoList) {
CSVReader rdr =
new CSVReader(connection.getBatchResultStream(job.getId(), b.getId()));
List<String> resultHeader = rdr.nextRecord();
int resultCols = resultHeader.size();
List<String> row;
while ((row = rdr.nextRecord()) != null) {
Map<String, String> resultInfo = new HashMap<String, String>();
for (int i = 0; i < resultCols; i++) {
resultInfo.put(resultHeader.get(i), row.get(i));
}
boolean success = Boolean.valueOf(resultInfo.get("Success"));
boolean created = Boolean.valueOf(resultInfo.get("Created"));
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String id = resultInfo.get("Id");
String error = resultInfo.get("Error");
if (success && created) {
System.out.println("Created row with id " + id);
} else if (!success) {
System.out.println("Failed with error: " + error);
}
}
}
}
/**
* Wait for a job to complete by polling the Bulk API.
*
* @param connection
*
BulkConnection used to check results.
* @param job
*
The job awaiting completion.
* @param batchInfoList
*
List of batches for this job.
* @throws AsyncApiException
*/
private void awaitCompletion(BulkConnection connection, JobInfo job,
List<BatchInfo> batchInfoList)
throws AsyncApiException {
long sleepTime = 0L;
Set<String> incomplete = new HashSet<String>();
for (BatchInfo bi : batchInfoList) {
incomplete.add(bi.getId());
}
while (!incomplete.isEmpty()) {
try {
Thread.sleep(sleepTime);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {}
System.out.println("Awaiting results..." + incomplete.size());
sleepTime = 10000L;
BatchInfo[] statusList =
connection.getBatchInfoList(job.getId()).getBatchInfo();
for (BatchInfo b : statusList) {
if (b.getState() == BatchStateEnum.Completed
|| b.getState() == BatchStateEnum.Failed) {
if (incomplete.remove(b.getId())) {
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/**
* Create a new job using the Bulk API.
*
* @param sobjectType
*
The object type being loaded, such as "Account"
* @param connection
*
BulkConnection used to create the new job.
* @return The JobInfo for the new job.
* @throws AsyncApiException
*/
private JobInfo createJob(String sobjectType, BulkConnection connection)
throws AsyncApiException {
JobInfo job = new JobInfo();
job.setObject(sobjectType);
job.setOperation(OperationEnum.insert);
job.setContentType(ContentType.CSV);
job = connection.createJob(job);
System.out.println(job);
return job;
}
/**
* Create the BulkConnection used to call Bulk API operations.
*/
private BulkConnection getBulkConnection(String userName, String password)
throws ConnectionException, AsyncApiException {
ConnectorConfig partnerConfig = new ConnectorConfig();
partnerConfig.setUsername(userName);
partnerConfig.setPassword(password);
partnerConfig.setAuthEndpoint("https://login.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/37.0");
// Creating the connection automatically handles login and stores
// the session in partnerConfig
new PartnerConnection(partnerConfig);
// When PartnerConnection is instantiated, a login is implicitly
// executed and, if successful,
// a valid session is stored in the ConnectorConfig instance.
// Use this key to initialize a BulkConnection:
ConnectorConfig config = new ConnectorConfig();
config.setSessionId(partnerConfig.getSessionId());
// The endpoint for the Bulk API service is the same as for the normal
// SOAP uri until the /Soap/ part. From here it's '/async/versionNumber'
String soapEndpoint = partnerConfig.getServiceEndpoint();
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/**
* Create and upload batches using a CSV file.
* The file into the appropriate size batch files.
*
* @param connection
*
Connection to use for creating batches
* @param jobInfo
*
Job associated with new batches
* @param csvFileName
*
The source file for batch data
*/
private List<BatchInfo> createBatchesFromCSVFile(BulkConnection connection,
JobInfo jobInfo, String csvFileName)
throws IOException, AsyncApiException {
List<BatchInfo> batchInfos = new ArrayList<BatchInfo>();
BufferedReader rdr = new BufferedReader(
new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(csvFileName))
);
// read the CSV header row
byte[] headerBytes = (rdr.readLine() + "\n").getBytes("UTF-8");
int headerBytesLength = headerBytes.length;
File tmpFile = File.createTempFile("bulkAPIInsert", ".csv");
// Split the CSV file into multiple batches
try {
FileOutputStream tmpOut = new FileOutputStream(tmpFile);
int maxBytesPerBatch = 10000000; // 10 million bytes per batch
int maxRowsPerBatch = 10000; // 10 thousand rows per batch
int currentBytes = 0;
int currentLines = 0;
String nextLine;
while ((nextLine = rdr.readLine()) != null) {
byte[] bytes = (nextLine + "\n").getBytes("UTF-8");
// Create a new batch when our batch size limit is reached
if (currentBytes + bytes.length > maxBytesPerBatch
|| currentLines > maxRowsPerBatch) {
createBatch(tmpOut, tmpFile, batchInfos, connection, jobInfo);
currentBytes = 0;
currentLines = 0;
}
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if (currentBytes == 0) {
tmpOut = new FileOutputStream(tmpFile);
tmpOut.write(headerBytes);
currentBytes = headerBytesLength;
currentLines = 1;
}
tmpOut.write(bytes);
currentBytes += bytes.length;
currentLines++;
}
// Finished processing all rows
// Create a final batch for any remaining data
if (currentLines > 1) {
createBatch(tmpOut, tmpFile, batchInfos, connection, jobInfo);
}
} finally {
tmpFile.delete();
}
return batchInfos;
}
/**
* Create a batch by uploading the contents of the file.
* This closes the output stream.
*
* @param tmpOut
*
The output stream used to write the CSV data for a single batch.
* @param tmpFile
*
The file associated with the above stream.
* @param batchInfos
*
The batch info for the newly created batch is added to this list.
* @param connection
*
The BulkConnection used to create the new batch.
* @param jobInfo
*
The JobInfo associated with the new batch.
*/
private void createBatch(FileOutputStream tmpOut, File tmpFile,
List<BatchInfo> batchInfos, BulkConnection connection, JobInfo jobInfo)
throws IOException, AsyncApiException {
tmpOut.flush();
tmpOut.close();
FileInputStream tmpInputStream = new FileInputStream(tmpFile);
try {
BatchInfo batchInfo =
connection.createBatchFromStream(jobInfo, tmpInputStream);
System.out.println(batchInfo);
batchInfos.add(batchInfo);
} finally {
tmpInputStream.close();
}
}
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Description
Salesforce Field
Csv Header
Value
A default value.
Bulk API uses this value in two instances:
When there is no value present in the import file for the field
specified in the Csv Header field
When there is no value defined for the Csv Header field in the
spec.csv file
This field is optional.
Hint
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Field
Description
This field is optional.
Considerations
Transformation specs must be CSV files. XML and JSON files are not supported.
Transformation specs (spec.csv files) must use UTF-8 encoding. CSV import files do not need to use UTF-8 encoding. (You can specify
the encoding in the Content-Type header.)
Transformation specs are not persistent; their scopes are limited to the current job.
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GLOSSARY
A |B |C |D |E |F |G |H |I |J |K |L |M |N |O |P |Q |R |S |T |U |V |W |X |Y |Z
A
Apex
Apex is a strongly typed, object-oriented programming language that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control
statements on the Force.com platform server in conjunction with calls to the Force.com API. Using syntax that looks like Java and
acts like database stored procedures, Apex enables developers to add business logic to most system events, including button clicks,
related record updates, and Visualforce pages. Apex code can be initiated by Web service requests and from triggers on objects.
App
Short for application. A collection of components such as tabs, reports, dashboards, and Visualforce pages that address a specific
business need. Salesforce provides standard apps such as Sales and Call Center. You can customize the standard apps to match the
way you work. In addition, you can package an app and upload it to the AppExchange along with related components such as
custom fields, custom tabs, and custom objects. Then, you can make the app available to other Salesforce users from the AppExchange.
Application Programming Interface (API)
The interface that a computer system, library, or application provides to allow other computer programs to request services from it
and exchange data.
Asynchronous Calls
A call that does not return results immediately because the operation may take a long time. Calls in the Metadata API and Bulk API
are asynchronous.
B
Batch, Bulk API
A batch is a CSV, XML, or JSON representation of a set of records in the Bulk API. You process a set of records by creating a job that
contains one or more batches. Each batch is processed independently by the server, not necessarily in the order it is received. See
Job, Bulk API.
Boolean Operators
You can use Boolean operators in report filters to specify the logical relationship between two values. For example, the AND operator
between two values yields search results that include both values. Likewise, the OR operator between two values yields search results
that include either value.
Bulk API
The REST-based Bulk API is optimized for processing large sets of data. It allows you to query, insert, update, upsert, or delete a large
number of records asynchronously by submitting a number of batches which are processed in the background by Salesforce. See
also SOAP API.
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Glossary
C
Client App
An app that runs outside the Salesforce user interface and uses only the Force.com API or Bulk API. It typically runs on a desktop or
mobile device. These apps treat the platform as a data source, using the development model of whatever tool and platform for
which they are designed.
CSV (Comma Separated Values)
A file format that enables the sharing and transportation of structured data. The import wizards, Data Loader and the Bulk API support
CSV. Each line in a CSV file represents a record. A comma separates each field value in the record.
Custom Field
A field that can be added in addition to the standard fields to customize Salesforce for your organizations needs.
Custom Object
Custom records that allow you to store information unique to your organization.
D
Data Loader
A Force.com platform tool used to import and export data from your Salesforce organization.
Database
An organized collection of information. The underlying architecture of the Force.com platform includes a database where your data
is stored.
Database Table
A list of information, presented with rows and columns, about the person, thing, or concept you want to track. See also Object.
Decimal Places
Parameter for number, currency, and percent custom fields that indicates the total number of digits you can enter to the right of a
decimal point, for example, 4.98 for an entry of 2. Note that the system rounds the decimal numbers you enter, if necessary. For
example, if you enter 4.986 in a field with Decimal Places of 2, the number rounds to 4.99. Salesforce uses the round half-up
rounding algorithm. Half-way values are always rounded up. For example, 1.45 is rounded to 1.5. 1.45 is rounded to 1.5.
Dependent Field
Any custom picklist or multi-select picklist field that displays available values based on the value selected in its corresponding
controlling field.
Developer Edition
A free, fully-functional Salesforce organization designed for developers to extend, integrate, and develop with the Force.com platform.
Developer Edition accounts are available on developer.salesforce.com.
Salesforce Developers
The Salesforce Developers website at developer.salesforce.com provides a full range of resources for platform developers, including
sample code, toolkits, an online developer community, and the ability to obtain limited Force.com platform environments.
E
Enterprise Edition
A Salesforce edition designed for larger, more complex businesses.
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F
Field
A part of an object that holds a specific piece of information, such as a text or currency value.
Field-Level Security
Settings that determine whether fields are hidden, visible, read only, or editable for users. Available in Professional, Enterprise,
Unlimited, Performance, and Developer Editions.
Force.com
The Salesforce platform for building applications in the cloud. Force.com combines a powerful user interface, operating system, and
database to allow you to customize and deploy applications in the cloud for your entire enterprise.
Force.com IDE
An Eclipse plug-in that allows developers to manage, author, debug and deploy Force.com applications in the Eclipse development
environment.
Force.com Migration Tool
A toolkit that allows you to write an Apache Ant build script for migrating Force.com components between a local file system and
a Salesforce organization.
Foreign Key
A field whose value is the same as the primary key of another table. You can think of a foreign key as a copy of a primary key from
another table. A relationship is made between two tables by matching the values of the foreign key in one table with the values of
the primary key in another.
Formula Field
A type of custom field. Formula fields automatically calculate their values based on the values of merge fields, expressions, or other
values.
Function
Built-in formulas that you can customize with input parameters. For example, the DATE function creates a date field type from a
given year, month, and day.
G
Gregorian Year
A calendar based on a 12-month structure used throughout much of the world.
H
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I
ID
See Salesforce Record ID.
Instance
The cluster of software and hardware represented as a single logical server that hosts an organization's data and runs their applications.
The Force.com platform runs on multiple instances, but data for any single organization is always stored on a single instance.
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Integration User
A Salesforce user defined solely for client apps or integrations. Also referred to as the logged-in user in a SOAP API context.
ISO Code
The International Organization for Standardization country code, which represents each country by two letters.
J
Job, Bulk API
A job in the Bulk API specifies which object is being processed (for example, Account, Opportunity) and what type of action is being
used (insert, upsert, update, or delete). You process a set of records by creating a job that contains one or more batches. See Batch,
Bulk API.
JSON (JavsScript Object Notation)
JSON is a lightweight format for transferring data.
K
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L
Locale
The country or geographic region in which the user is located. The setting affects the format of date and number fields, for example,
dates in the English (United States) locale display as 06/30/2000 and as 30/06/2000 in the English (United Kingdom) locale.
In Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, Performance, and Developer Edition organizations, a users individual Locale setting overrides
the organizations Default Locale setting. In Personal and Group Editions, the organization-level locale field is called Locale,
not Default Locale.
Logged-in User
In a SOAP API context, the username used to log into Salesforce. Client applications run with the permissions and sharing of the
logged-in user. Also referred to as an integration user.
Lookup Field
A type of field that contains a linkable value to another record. You can display lookup fields on page layouts where the object has
a lookup or master-detail relationship with another object. For example, cases have a lookup relationship with assets that allows
users to select an asset using a lookup dialog from the case edit page and click the name of the asset from the case detail page.
M
Managed Package
A collection of application components that is posted as a unit on the AppExchange and associated with a namespace and possibly
a License Management Organization. To support upgrades, a package must be managed. An organization can create a single
managed package that can be downloaded and installed by many different organizations. Managed packages differ from unmanaged
packages by having some locked components, allowing the managed package to be upgraded later. Unmanaged packages do not
include locked components and cannot be upgraded. In addition, managed packages obfuscate certain components (like Apex) on
subscribing organizations to protect the intellectual property of the developer.
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Manual Sharing
Record-level access rules that allow record owners to give read and edit permissions to other users who might not have access to
the record any other way.
Many-to-Many Relationship
A relationship where each side of the relationship can have many children on the other side. Many-to-many relationships are
implemented through the use of junction objects.
Master-Detail Relationship
A relationship between two different types of records that associates the records with each other. For example, accounts have a
master-detail relationship with opportunities. This type of relationship affects record deletion, security, and makes the lookup
relationship field required on the page layout.
Metadata
Information about the structure, appearance, and functionality of an organization and any of its parts. Force.com uses XML to describe
metadata.
Multitenancy
An application model where all users and apps share a single, common infrastructure and code base.
N
Native App
An app that is built exclusively with setup (metadata) configuration on Force.com. Native apps do not require any external services
or infrastructure.
O
Object
An object allows you to store information in your Salesforce organization. The object is the overall definition of the type of information
you are storing. For example, the case object allow you to store information regarding customer inquiries. For each object, your
organization will have multiple records that store the information about specific instances of that type of data. For example, you
might have a case record to store the information about Joe Smith's training inquiry and another case record to store the information
about Mary Johnson's configuration issue.
Object-Level Security
Settings that allow an administrator to hide whole objects from users so that they don't know that type of data exists. Object-level
security is specified with object permissions.
One-to-Many Relationship
A relationship in which a single object is related to many other objects. For example, an account may have one or more related
contacts.
Organization-Wide Defaults
Settings that allow you to specify the baseline level of data access that a user has in your organization. For example, you can set
organization-wide defaults so that any user can see any record of a particular object that is enabled via their object permissions, but
they need extra permissions to edit one.
Outbound Message
An outbound message sends information to a designated endpoint, like an external service. Outbound messages are configured
from Setup. You must configure the external endpoint and create a listener for the messages using the SOAP API.
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Owner
Individual user to which a record (for example, a contact or case) is assigned.
P
Package
A group of Force.com components and applications that are made available to other organizations through the AppExchange. You
use packages to bundle an app along with any related components so that you can upload them to AppExchange together.
Parent Account
An organization or company that an account is affiliated. By specifying a parent for an account, you can get a global view of all
parent/subsidiary relationships using the View Hierarchy link.
Picklist
Selection list of options available for specific fields in a Salesforce object, for example, the Industry field for accounts. Users can
choose a single value from a list of options rather than make an entry directly in the field. See also Master Picklist.
Picklist (Multi-Select)
Selection list of options available for specific fields in a Salesforce object. Multi-select picklists allow users to choose one or more
values. Users can choose a value by double clicking on it, or choose additional values from a scrolling list by holding down the CTRL
key while clicking a value and using the arrow icon to move them to the selected box.
Picklist Values
Selections displayed in drop-down lists for particular fields. Some values come predefined, and other values can be changed or
defined by an administrator.
Platform Edition
A Salesforce edition based on Enterprise, Unlimited, or Performance Edition that does not include any of the standard Salesforce
apps, such as Sales or Service & Support.
Primary Key
A relational database concept. Each table in a relational database has a field in which the data value uniquely identifies the record.
This field is called the primary key. The relationship is made between two tables by matching the values of the foreign key in one
table with the values of the primary key in another.
Production Organization
A Salesforce organization that has live users accessing data.
Professional Edition
A Salesforce edition designed for businesses who need full-featured CRM functionality.
Q
Query String Parameter
A name-value pair that's included in a URL, typically after a '?' character. For example:
https://yourInstance.salesforce.com/001/e?name=value
R
Record
A single instance of a Salesforce object. For example, John Jones might be the name of a contact record.
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Record Name
A standard field on all Salesforce objects. Whenever a record name is displayed in a Force.com application, the value is represented
as a link to a detail view of the record. A record name can be either free-form text or an autonumber field. Record Name does
not have to be a unique value.
Record Type
A record type is a field available for certain records that can include some or all of the standard and custom picklist values for that
record. You can associate record types with profiles to make only the included picklist values available to users with that profile.
Record-Level Security
A method of controlling data in which you can allow a particular user to view and edit an object, but then restrict the records that
the user is allowed to see.
Recycle Bin
A page that lets you view and restore deleted information. Access the Recycle Bin by using the link in the sidebar.
Related Object
Objects chosen by an administrator to display in the Agent console's mini view when records of a particular type are shown in the
console's detail view. For example, when a case is in the detail view, an administrator can choose to display an associated account,
contact, or asset in the mini view.
Relationship
A connection between two objects, used to create related lists in page layouts and detail levels in reports. Matching values in a
specified field in both objects are used to link related data; for example, if one object stores data about companies and another
object stores data about people, a relationship allows you to find out which people work at the company.
Relationship Query
In a SOQL context, a query that traverses the relationships between objects to identify and return results. Parent-to-child and
child-to-parent syntax differs in SOQL queries.
Role Hierarchy
A record-level security setting that defines different levels of users such that users at higher levels can view and edit information
owned by or shared with users beneath them in the role hierarchy, regardless of the organization-wide sharing model settings.
Roll-Up Summary Field
A field type that automatically provides aggregate values from child records in a master-detail relationship.
Running User
Each dashboard has a running user, whose security settings determine which data to display in a dashboard. If the running user is a
specific user, all dashboard viewers see data based on the security settings of that userregardless of their own personal security
settings. For dynamic dashboards, you can set the running user to be the logged-in user, so that each user sees the dashboard
according to his or her own access level.
S
SaaS
See Software as a Service (SaaS).
Salesforce Record ID
A unique 15- or 18-character alphanumeric string that identifies a single record in Salesforce.
Salesforce SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture)
A powerful capability of Force.com that allows you to make calls to external Web services from within Apex.
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Sandbox
A nearly identical copy of a Salesforce production organization for development, testing, and training. The content and size of a
sandbox varies depending on the type of sandbox and the editioin of the production organization associated with the sandbox.
Session ID
An authentication token that is returned when a user successfully logs in to Salesforce. The Session ID prevents a user from having
to log in again every time he or she wants to perform another action in Salesforce. Different from a record ID or Salesforce ID, which
are terms for the unique ID of a Salesforce record.
Session Timeout
The period of time after login before a user is automatically logged out. Sessions expire automatically after a predetermined length
of inactivity, which can be configured in Salesforce from Setup by clicking Security Controls. The default is 120 minutes (two hours).
The inactivity timer is reset to zero if a user takes an action in the Web interface or makes an API call.
Setup
A menu where administrators can customize and define organization settings and Force.com apps. Depending on your organizations
user interface settings, Setup may be a link in the user interface header or in the drop-down list under your name.
Sharing
Allowing other users to view or edit information you own. There are different ways to share data:
Sharing Modeldefines the default organization-wide access levels that users have to each others information and whether
to use the hierarchies when determining access to data.
Role Hierarchydefines different levels of users such that users at higher levels can view and edit information owned by or
shared with users beneath them in the role hierarchy, regardless of the organization-wide sharing model settings.
Sharing Rulesallow an administrator to specify that all information created by users within a given group or role is automatically
shared to the members of another group or role.
Manual Sharingallows individual users to share records with other users or groups.
Apex-Managed Sharingenables developers to programmatically manipulate sharing to support their applications behavior.
See Apex-Managed Sharing.
Sharing Model
Behavior defined by your administrator that determines default access by users to different types of records.
Sharing Rule
Type of default sharing created by administrators. Allows users in a specified group or role to have access to all information created
by users within a given group or role.
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
A protocol that defines a uniform way of passing XML-encoded data.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
A delivery model where a software application is hosted as a service and provided to customers via the Internet. The SaaS vendor
takes responsibility for the daily maintenance, operation, and support of the application and each customer's data. The service
alleviates the need for customers to install, configure, and maintain applications with their own hardware, software, and related IT
resources. Services can be delivered using the SaaS model to any market segment.
SOQL (Salesforce Object Query Language)
A query language that allows you to construct simple but powerful query strings and to specify the criteria that should be used to
select data from the Force.com database.
SOSL (Salesforce Object Search Language)
A query language that allows you to perform text-based searches using the Force.com API.
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Standard Object
A built-in object included with the Force.com platform. You can also build custom objects to store information that is unique to
your app.
T
Translation Workbench
The Translation Workbench lets you specify languages you want to translate, assign translators to languages, create translations for
customizations youve made to your Salesforce organization, and override labels and translations from managed packages. Everything
from custom picklist values to custom fields can be translated so your global users can use all of Salesforce in their language.
U
Unlimited Edition
Unlimited Edition is Salesforces solution for maximizing your success and extending that success across the entire enterprise through
the Force.com platform.
Unmanaged Package
A package that cannot be upgraded or controlled by its developer.
V
Visualforce
A simple, tag-based markup language that allows developers to easily define custom pages and components for apps built on the
platform. Each tag corresponds to a coarse or fine-grained component, such as a section of a page, a related list, or a field. The
components can either be controlled by the same logic that is used in standard Salesforce pages, or developers can associate their
own logic with a controller written in Apex.
W
Web Service
A mechanism by which two applications can easily exchange data over the Internet, even if they run on different platforms, are
written in different languages, or are geographically remote from each other.
Web Services API
A Web services application programming interface that provides access to your Salesforce organization's information. See also SOAP
API and Bulk API.
WSDL (Web Services Description Language) File
An XML file that describes the format of messages you send and receive from a Web service. Your development environment's SOAP
client uses the Salesforce Enterprise WSDL or Partner WSDL to communicate with Salesforce using the SOAP API.
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X
XML (Extensible Markup Language)
A markup language that enables the sharing and transportation of structured data. All Force.com components that are retrieved or
deployed through the Metadata API are represented by XML definitions.
Y
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Z
No Glossary items for this entry.
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CSV (continued)
record rows 18
relationship field 17
sample file 19
CSV data files 17
cURL 5
A
Abort job 37
Add batch 8, 41
Attachments 15, 24
Batch lifespan 39
Batch Retry header 78
Batches
add to a job 8, 41
check status 9
create 41
get a request 47
get information 43
get information for job 44
get results 48
handle failed rows 50
interpret state 46
monitor 42
retrieve results 10
Binary attachments
batch file 25
create a batch 27
create a job 26
introduction 24
manifest file 25
zip file 26
Bulk Query 5254
Data files
CSV 17
date format 16
find field names 16
introduction 15
JSON 19
map fields 99
XML 19
Date format 16
E
Error codes 80
Errors
batch results 50
External ID 17
F
Finding field names 16
G
Get job details 36
Get job status and results 36
Getting started sample 4, 85
Guidelines
Compression in responses 14
C
Checking batch status 9
Client application 85
Close job 9, 34
Code sample
set up organization 5
set up your client 85
walk through sample code 58, 63, 86
Content Type header 77
CORS 3
Create batch 8, 41
Create job 7, 32
CSV
external ID 17
null values 18
polymorphic field 17
H
Headers
Batch Retry 78
Content Type 77
Line Ending 78
PK Chunking 79
HTTP requests 45
HTTP status codes 80
I
Introduction 1
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Reference
batches (BatchInfo) 75
error codes 80
HTTP status codes 80
jobs (JobInfo) 71
Request
get for batch 47
Resource 30
Response compression 14
Results
get for batch 48
handle failed rows 50
Retrieving batch results 10
Sample code 85
Sample for quick start 4
Sample job operations 31
Schema 71
Session header 30
SOAP 6
State
interpret for batch 46
Status
get for batch 43
get for batches 44
get for job 36
interpret for batch 46
Status codes 80
M
Mapping data fields 99
Monitor batch 42
Monitor job 33
Operations
on jobs 31
URI 30
PK Chunking header 79
Plan 12
Polymorphic field 17, 19
WSC 85
WSDL 6
XML
null values 21
polymorphic field 19
records 21
relationship field 19
sample file 22
XML data files 19
XSD 71
Quick start
cURL 5
set up organization 5
set up your client 5
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