Processes

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A process coordinates several steps, objects, or participants when the logic no longer fits in a short local action.

When to introduce a process

Use a process for:

• long-running work;
• several business participants;
• asynchronous steps;
• waits, messages, or resumable execution;
• a workflow whose state must be observable.

A published action can serve as the entry point and then create or start a process. The service may remain synchronous for request acceptance while the process owns the asynchronous continuation.

See Building a process.