Batch processing prepares a collection of records. A real-time decision evaluates information at a particular step in the workflow. An outbound program can use both, but it needs to define what each process owns.
Start With the Workflow
Map when files arrive, which transformations run, and how records enter a campaign. Then identify the questions that must be answered when the execution system requests a decision.
Sonera describes scheduled file processing and real-time compliance APIs as separate delivery methods. The useful implementation question is which input, output, and exception path belongs to each method.
Keep the Handoff Explicit
- Which batch results move into the campaign?
- What does the later decision check?
- How are results linked to the original record?
- Who handles a delayed file or an unavailable check?
Document one record from arrival through execution. Include the point where the program pauses for review. That makes it easier to understand the limits of each method and to avoid treating list preparation as a complete explanation of a later decision.
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