Framework for continuous processing of a set of documents by multiple software applications

Described are techniques for providing a framework having a scanning control for selecting a batch of documents using configuration data and a process control for processing the batch of documents. Under control of the framework, the batch of documents is sent to a plurality of subscribed applications serially, wherein the batch of documents is selected based on a high key value stored in the configuration data, and wherein each of the subscribed applications subscribes with the framework to process a document type, and the stored high key value in the configuration data is updated for use in selecting another batch of documents.