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# process()

Request to initiate processing background upload jobs.

```
func process() -> PHBackgroundResourceUploadProcessingResult
```

## Return Value

A result type of [`PHBackgroundResourceUploadProcessingResult`](/documentation/Photos/PHBackgroundResourceUploadProcessingResult) based on the state of the processing task.

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