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# prepareExecution()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-backend-spi](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-backend-spi/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-backend-spi/src/backend/index.ts

Prepares execution of the provided definition against a backend.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function prepareExecution(backend: IAnalyticalBackend, definition: IExecutionDefinition, options?: IPreparedExecutionOptions): IPreparedExecution;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| backend | [IAnalyticalBackend](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-backend-spi/sdk-backend-spi.ianalyticalbackend/index.md) | backend to use |
| definition | [IExecutionDefinition](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.iexecutiondefinition/index.md) | execution definition to prepare execution for |
| options | [IPreparedExecutionOptions](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-backend-spi/sdk-backend-spi.ipreparedexecutionoptions/index.md) | _(Optional)_ |

**Returns:**

[IPreparedExecution](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-backend-spi/sdk-backend-spi.ipreparedexecution/index.md)

new prepared execution

## Remarks

This is a convenience function which uses the backend methods to create and prepare an execution.