Monitoring the Progress of a Background Process

After starting a background process, you can monitor its progress by viewing the related logs.

1. Click the Background Processes tab.
2. Open the required background process. Check the Description and Record Type fields to identify the process you are looking for. Descriptions for the different record types are listed in the table after these steps.
   In Lightning Experience, the Logs tab displays summary logs and a list of errors that occurred, if any. Summary logs for the different record types are listed in the table after these steps.
   
3. Check the status of the background process. If it is set to "Error", the process failed.
4. In Salesforce Classic, click View Logs. The Background Process Logs page displays summary logs and a list of errors that occurred, if any. Summary logs for the different record types are listed in the table after these steps.

Record Description and Summary Log Information per Record Type

Record Type	Description	Summary Logs
Calculate Tax with Avalara	"Calculate Tax with Avalara" followed by the process start time	Number of processed documents
Consolidation	Name of the consolidation rule or consolidation grouping method, followed by the process start time	Number of submitted documents Number of consolidated documents Number of errors, if any
Undo Consolidation	"Undo Consolidation" followed by the process start time	Number of submitted documents Number of unconsolidated documents Number of reinstated documents Number of errors, if any