title: async operations in oracle
body: <p>Is there anyway one can run async operations in oracle. </p>
  
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    <p>Here is my situation:
    I have an expensive proc (say it takes 30 mins to run). I have a web-based front-end that controls when this proc to run. I am looking for triggering the running of the proc from the front-end, and not really wait for the proc to complete.i.e., the control should come back to the web application, with a status like say "In progress". 
    I am specifically looking for a mechanism to get control back to the front-end without waiting for the proc to complete execution.</p>
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  <p>Thanks in advance,</p>
  
  <p>SK</p>