One of the most significant advantages of the new Nonprofit Cloud (NPC)—built on the Salesforce Industries (formerly Vlocity) core—is its ability to handle "Large Data Volumes" (LDV) that would often cause performance issues in traditional NPSP environments.

The Batch Management feature is the specific tool designed for processing hundreds of thousands or even millions of records efficiently.

How Batch Management Works:

Chunking Data: Instead of trying to process a million donations in a single, massive transaction (which would hit Salesforce governor limits), Batch Management breaks the data into smaller "chunks" or batches.

Asynchronous Processing: These batches are processed in the background. This ensures that the user interface remains responsive and that the system can scale to handle high-frequency transaction periods, such as Giving Tuesday or year-end appeals.

Integration with DPE: Batch Management often works hand-in-hand with the Data Processing Engine (DPE). The DPE aggregates and transforms the millions of records, and Batch Management manages the execution of those transformations to ensure they complete successfully without timing out.

Error Handling: It provides a robust framework for tracking which records in a batch failed and why, allowing consultants to troubleshoot specific data issues without stopping the entire processing run.

For a consultant, recommending Batch Management is the key to solving the "performance struggle" mentioned in the prompt. It moves the organization from a "real-time" processing model (which is fragile at scale) to a robust "batch-driven" model designed for enterprise-level volume.