# 3.0 Execution Modes for BPMN Actions

For each BPMN action configurable within the processes (Figure 1), one of the following execution modes can be selected:

\- **Standard** -> the action is executed the moment the process reaches the Action Task where it is configured; naturally, the process always waits for the action to complete before proceeding with the subsequent actions defined in the flow.

**- Background** -> the execution of the action is delegated to a cron job or worker; therefore, it is not executed the moment the process reaches the Action Task where it is configured but is instead placed into a specific queue. Naturally, the process still waits for the action to complete before proceeding with the subsequent actions defined in the flow; consequently, in this specific case, this constitutes a genuine "interruption" of the process.

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Figure 1