> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://confidence.spotify.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Data Delivery Cadence

> Use the data delivery cadence setting to configure how Confidence should detect when your data is ready.

Confidence needs to know when your data is ready for calculating results. This
includes fact tables, assignment tables, and exposure tables. Use the data
delivery cadence setting on each table to configure the behavior. The three
options are:

* **Manually notify Confidence**. Each table has a timestamp that indicates
  until when the system has delivered data. You can update this timestamp manually through
  the Confidence API. Use this option if you already have a system for keeping
  track of data delivery.

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* **Data is delivered continuously**. If you continuously write new data to your
  tables, such as new events whenever they happen, Confidence divides the data
  into smaller time windows. The **commit delay** parameter determines how
  long the system must not write new data to a window before Confidence commits the
  window. Upon committing the window, Confidence updates the timestamp that
  indicates until when the system has delivered data.

* **Data is partitioned hourly or daily**. If you already partition your data,
  Confidence automatically detects when a new partition exists. Confidence
  considers a partition ready as soon as it detects that there is data in the
  partition.

<Note>
  Confidence assumes that you write hourly partitions to even hours in UTC time zone, and that you
  write daily partitions at midnight in UTC.
</Note>

## Related Resources

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Fact Tables" href="/docs/metrics/fact-tables">
    Configure fact table delivery cadence
  </Card>

  <Card title="Assignment Tables" href="/docs/metrics/assignment-tables">
    Configure assignment data sources
  </Card>

  <Card title="Warehouse Setup" href="/docs/warehouse-setup/bigquery">
    Connect your data warehouse
  </Card>

  <Card title="Metrics Introduction" href="/docs/metrics/introduction">
    Overview of the metrics system
  </Card>
</CardGroup>