SWI1 work items execute at a time...

Hello workflow gurus,
I need help in the workflow regarding the mass execution of different work items hanging in the SWI1 queue.
We are using the workflow in our project. & we have lots of work items are hanging in the SWI1.Some of them are related to wait step, which means they are waiting for deadline monitoring & some of them related to executing a method in the background.
Now my first question is how can we execute all the waiting work items at a time? Because there lot of them are there. & my second question is how can I execute the background step work items at a time, because this does not involve any waiting period. For ex: changing the sales order.
Pls help.
Thanks,
Pandu

Agree it is not a queue, let me explain you what is happening, we have a single step task which will just execute the method of the business object. It is single step. So when we raise the event in the code this work item gets created & the method will be executed.
But if it is one time, then it's perfectly ok. But the code will raise the event lot of times. So lot of background work items are getting creating in SWI1. The status of these work items are 'READY', & I see lot of entries in SM58 too.
SAP help says: The background work item status 'READY' means
Interim status, in which a background work item only remains temporarily.
As soon as a background work item can be processed, the system automatically calls the corresponding object method. The background work item immediately changes to status in process.
"The object method is called using a tRFC call. If a background work item remains in status ready for a long time, you should check whether the tRFC calls are processed without errors.".
That means with 'READY' status, the work item has already executed the method using tRFC call & it failed in SM58? or
it is waiting to execute to that method but waiting fro any resource? or something else?
If it is just like a single method why it is taking time & hanging in SWI1. Pls clarify.
Also I want to ask one more question, to execute/process this background work item which std program/job is responsible? For ex: SWWCOND. So that we can schedule more frequently.
Pls help.
Thanks,
Pandu

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