Reltio ships autonomous agents with background task processing
Reltio, an SAP company, shipped autonomous agents as part of its 2026.2 major release, with release notes updated October 19, 2026, and general availability set for October 23, 2026.
The autonomous agents—Reltio's new product name for its AgentFlow platform—are designed to process large sets of records in the background without requiring continuous user oversight. "Autonomous agents can work through large sets of records in the background with Long Running Tasks, so data stewards can focus on the records that need review," Reltio stated.
Long Running Tasks Enable Background Processing
The core capability centers on Long Running Tasks, which allow agents to execute workflows asynchronously. This decouples agent execution from the user session, enabling data stewards to redirect human effort to higher-value validation and exception handling rather than waiting for batch operations to complete.
Multiple Initiation Methods
Custom autonomous jobs can be launched through multiple channels: directly from a conversation interface, by uploading a CSV, JSON, or XLSX file, on a defined schedule, or via API calls. This flexibility targets different workflows—from ad hoc file-driven runs to recurring automation pipelines.
Product Positioning
The rebranding from AgentFlow to Autonomous Agents signals Reltio's shift toward autonomous execution as a primary user-facing capability rather than a technical framework. The timing aligns with broader enterprise adoption of agentic patterns in data governance and master data management (MDM) contexts, where background processing of record reconciliation, deduplication, and enrichment tasks represents a natural application of autonomous agent behavior.
Developer and Operator Impact
For organizations running Reltio's data platform, the release offers a concrete tool for scaling data quality operations without proportional increases in headcount. The ability to schedule autonomous jobs reduces manual intervention in repetitive record processing tasks, a common friction point in MDM implementations.
The October 23 GA date marks the transition from release candidate to production support, meaning customers can deploy autonomous agents into live environments on that date. Existing Reltio users will have access through the standard release upgrade path.