LocalSubmit

LocalSubmit[expr] submits a task to evaluate expr in a separate kernel.

• LocalSubmit[ScheduledTask[expr, spec]] submits a task on the schedule defined by spec.

Examples

LocalSubmit[Print["Background computation"]]

task = LocalSubmit[LongComputation[]]
TaskWait[task]

LocalSubmit[ScheduledTask[UpdateData[], Quantity[1, "Hours"]]]

*See the official Wolfram Language Reference for more details.