Settings for Decoupling Processes Carried Out During Confirmation 

You can make the following settings for decoupling:

You summarize the following settings in a key term for process control:

To define the control key for process control, choose Operations ® Confirmation ® Define Time for Confirmation Processes in Customizing for Process Orders.

In the confirmation parameters, you assign a key term for process control of the confirmation process to an order type in a plant. This activates decoupling for the order type.

To enter the confirmation parameters, choose Operations ® Confirmation ® Define Confirmation Parameters in Customizing for Process Orders.

If you are working with background jobs, you enter the confirmation processes that are to be processed in parallel here.

The confirmation processes are divided into two groups: goods movement (goods receipt and goods issue) and actual cost determination. For each group, you can determine the following parameters:

To maintain the paralleling type, choose Operations ® Confirmation ® Define Paralleling Type for Confirmation Processes in Customizing for Process Orders.