If confirmations processes are to be processed in the background, you must decide when the individual processes are to take place. As a general guide:

• Automatic goods receipts should be processed directly after the actual confirmation. Particularly for materials that are to be processed further or that are required in sales, it is important that stock levels are kept up-to-date. For this reason, processing in dialog mode or in the update task are both possible.
  
• Backflushing withdrawals should be processed within larger periods (for example, twice a day). Since the material has already been physically taken from the storage location, up-to-date stock levels are less important. However, other material consumers as well as material requirements planning must be notified.
  
• Actual costs determination should take place less frequently (for example, once a day). Actual costs determination is not important for a smooth production process. It is needed for cost control and is therefore to be adapted to the processes in Controlling.