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description: Run large reports in the background so you can keep working in Salesforce without waiting for results to display. This is a good way to run data-intensive reports that might otherwise time out due to the large number of report results.
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# Run Reports in the Background

Run large reports in the background so you can keep working in Salesforce without waiting for results to display. This is a good way to run data-intensive reports that might otherwise time out due to the large number of report results.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d16195e82">User Permissions
              Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d16195e82 ">To export reports to the background:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d16195e82 ">Background Report Export</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d16195e82 ">To view reports exported to the background by other users:</td>

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              <p>Background Report Export</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">View All
                Data</p>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d16195e82 ">To manage reports exported to the background by other users:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d16195e82 ">
              <p>Background Report Export</p>
              <p>AND</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Modify All
                Data</p>
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Reports exported to the background run sequentially, one at a time. Therefore, the latest report exported to the background runs after all reports previously exported to the background finish running.

You can export an unlimited number of reports to the background.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/images/icon_note.png)

Note Running reports in the background is only supported in the Report Wizard. The Report Builder doesn’t support running reports in the background.

1. **[Export a Report to Run in the Background](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_background_export.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To set up a report to run in the background, you have to export it in a special way.
2. **[View and Manage Background Reports](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_background_manage.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    After you've set up a report to run in the background, you can view and manage it from the background report exports list.

#### See Also

- [Create a Custom Report in Accessibility Mode](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.creating_a_new_custom_report.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can create a custom report using the custom report wizard.")
- [Build a Report](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.rd_reports_build.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "When you have questions about your Salesforce data, like “How much revenue did we earn in the South East last quarter?”, “Which lead source is generating the most closed opportunities?”, or “What is the average age of all open cases?”, build a report to get the answers.")
- [Customizing Reports in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_builder_what_is.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Report builder is a visual editor for reports. The report builder screen lets you work with report fields and filters, and shows you a preview of your report with just some of the data.")
- [Export a Report](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.reports_export.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can export report data to a spreadsheet.")