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description: Group records by using fields such as parent record ID to make batch jobs more reliable and prevent row lock errors. You can also group records by related object fields to make sure that the batch job processes records with common dependencies together. For example, you can group quotes by their related opportunity accounts to avoid conflicts during parallel processing.
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# Improve Batch Job Reliability by Grouping Related Records

Group records by using fields such as parent record ID to make batch jobs more reliable and prevent row lock errors. You can also group records by related object fields to make sure that the batch job processes records with common dependencies together. For example, you can group quotes by their related opportunity accounts to avoid conflicts during parallel processing.

**Where:** This change applies to Lightning Experience in Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer editions where Batch Management is available.

![Grouping fields in batch jobs.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-salesforce_release_notes-260-0-0-production-enus/ba62a63b-6cd1-440e-8d24-e867afab0363/salesforce_release_notes/images/rn_batch_management_grouping.png)