--- schema_version: "1" id: c1feb2ad0a83ef30df35cec862be0799846aff8c1823a026f802e1acffe11a7d title: Get Started with Data Processing Engine collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/ind/264-0-0/dpe_get_started_with_data_processing_engine.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ind.dpe_get_started_with_data_processing_engine.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 26b80c480b53f755ea80b54cbbfb084593cbafc97a11a525d8cac2a10e856a39 description: Data Processing Engine is a metadata-driven visual tool that helps you create definitions by using various nodes for different types of data transformations. Data Processing Engine facilitates efficient and effective processing of data to make it useful for analysis, reporting, and other business intelligence activities. Run the definitions by using invocable actions in Salesforce Flow, Invocation API, or by using the Data Processing Engine designer. You can also monitor the definition runs and view detailed execution status by using Monitor Workflow Services. products: - Cross Cloud release: "264" --- # Get Started with Data Processing Engine Data Processing Engine is a metadata-driven visual tool that helps you create definitions by using various nodes for different types of data transformations. Data Processing Engine facilitates efficient and effective processing of data to make it useful for analysis, reporting, and other business intelligence activities. Run the definitions by using invocable actions in Salesforce Flow, Invocation API, or by using the Data Processing Engine designer. You can also monitor the definition runs and view detailed execution status by using Monitor Workflow Services.

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