Concurrent execution
Running multiple workflow instances simultaneously, each processing a different record. When 50 form submissions arrive at once, concurrent execution processes all 50 in parallel rather than one at a time. Requires careful state management to avoid race conditions.
Expert insight
Allowing a workflow to execute concurrently on the same record (two triggers for the same customer firing close together) can produce a race condition where both executions read the same starting state and one overwrites the other's update, workflows that update shared records benefit from explicit locking or de-duplication of concurrent triggers on the same entity.
In a real workflow
Several orders are processed at the same time to keep up with a sale.
Common mistakes
- Two executions updating the same record at once.
- Exceeding API limits with too much concurrency.
Complexity level
Technical term used in production automation systems.
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