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Hi,

I am currently developing a Solution that makes external calls to pull in data from our API. I have got the process working on a manual button would ideally like the system to pull in new data automatically. I have tried a variety of different approaches including waiting workflows, holding onto threads in a plugin and scheduling bulk deletes but due to the short time-span between calls I keep running foul of timeouts and loop detection.

Is there an established way to have regular calls or any tips for getting around this issue? We have a lot of clients that would implement this package so the ideal solution would work for cloud / on premise and across as many versions as possible.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks,

Ciar.

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: Performing an action every x minutes

    Thank you both. I was hoping to avoid using external systems or anything server based but it looks like the only way to get very regular calls. I have been testing with hourly calls being triggered by 24 bulk delete jobs which seems to be working and may be close enough.

    Cheers.  

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    jlattimer Profile Picture
    jlattimer 24,558 on at
    RE: Performing an action every x minutes

    If you got access to Microsoft Azure, it's got some easy options for scheduling

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    Jason M. Cosman Profile Picture
    Jason M. Cosman 5,234 on at
    RE: Performing an action every x minutes

    Hello Ciar;

    There isn't the ability with CRM out of the box to have reoccurring pulls like your trying to solve. Many will use systems like KingswaySoft or Scribe for these types of operations. If you do find a solution within CRM itself I would worry about potential load on async services depending on how much data and how often your going to schedule the pull.

    I've seen custom windows apps built then scheduled with windows scheduler on a CRM server to do what your looking for before; but this would be custom coding outside of the CRM interface.

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