# Bulk Database Background

**URL:** <https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325>\
**Category:** Idea\
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325 "2020-09-26T06:11:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![boston85719](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/boston85719/32/77286_2.png) [@boston85719](https://forum.bubble.io/u/boston85719)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325/1 "2020-09-26T06:11:51Z")

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It would be nice to have the bulk database operations operate in the background the same way a CSV file upload does…it seems that when using the bulk database operation the application editor is unable to do any other functions and you are required to sit and wait until the bulk operation finishes before doing anything else

 ![Screen Shot 2020-09-26 at 1.10.44 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/original/3X/1/4/147e494cc1be1fc39cffe89333a8202a0f5c6144.png)

Makes the bulk operation kind of useless compared to just creating a backend workflow and running it from preview mode.

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**Author:** ![rico.trevisan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/rico.trevisan/32/170176_2.png) [@rico.trevisan](https://forum.bubble.io/u/rico.trevisan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325/2 "2020-09-26T07:00:05Z")

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A workaround I’ve used is to open another Bubble window.

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**Author:** ![boston85719](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/boston85719/32/77286_2.png) [@boston85719](https://forum.bubble.io/u/boston85719)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325/3 "2020-09-26T12:57:12Z")

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I had one open but it wasn’t working for me…maybe it was because I was trying to do other things in the database

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**Author:** ![rico.trevisan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/bubble/user_avatar/forum.bubble.io/rico.trevisan/32/170176_2.png) [@rico.trevisan](https://forum.bubble.io/u/rico.trevisan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.bubble.io/t/bulk-database-background/113325/4 "2020-09-26T17:43:33Z")

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Oh yes, I see your point. That would be nice to have indeed.