Current Challenge

Currently, generating a credit note for a posted invoice is causing significant system slowdowns and freezing. This is particularly acute when handling invoices composed of 31 to 60 Sales Orders (SOs),with in total thousands of Sales Order Lines. The high volume of transactional data being processed in a synchronous, real-time fashion strains system resources, impacting both user productivity and system stability.

Proposed Solution: Batch Job for Credit Note Generation

To address these performance and usability issues, we propose implementing a batch job functionality for the credit note generation process. This enhancement would allow users to initiate credit note creation as a scheduled background task, similar to the existing "run in batch mode" feature for invoice generation.

Key Features:

• Asynchronous Processing: The system will queue credit note requests and process them in batches in the background, alleviating immediate processing load on the user session and UI.
• Batch Submission Interface: Introduce an option(e.g., a "Batch" button) the credit note generation form, enabling users to choose between synchronous and asynchronous execution based on their needs.
• Progress Tracking: Users will have access to batch job status and results, with notifications upon completion or failure.
• Scalability: The batch process will handle large datasets efficiently, breaking big jobs into manageable sub-tasks to prevent timeouts and reduce memory consumption.
• Configurable Scheduling: Credit note batches can be scheduled during off-peak hours or according to predefined intervals, further minimizing impact on system performance during business hours.

Business and Technical Benefits:

• Significant reduction in UI freezes and wait times, improving end-user experience and productivity.
• Enhanced stability and performance for other critical business functions by offloading heavy operations.
• Flexibility and control for finance or operations teams to handle high-volume credit note processing without manual intervention.
• Auditability and transparency with logs and monitoring tools integrated into the batch framework.