## Disposition Type Overview

A disposition type defines a disposition decision for your organization: its name, how it affects the availability of the affected inventory, and which roles must approve it before the issue can progress.

## Add a Disposition Type

1. In ION, go to **Settings > Quality > Issues**.
2. In the **Disposition types** section, type a name in **New disposition type name** and click **Add**.

## Configure a Disposition Type

Expand a disposition type to set:

| Setting                       | What it does                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Active**                    | Makes the type available to apply to issues. Turn it off to retire a type without deleting it.        |
| **Disposition type name**     | The label shown when choosing a disposition.                                                          |
| **Description**               | Optional explanation of when to use the type.                                                        |
| **Availability**              | How the affected inventory behaves once the disposition is applied. Changing it prompts a confirmation that shows how much inventory is affected. |
| **Auto-resolve**              | When on, issues with this disposition resolve automatically once approved, skipping **In Review**.    |

The **Availability** options are:

| Option                        | Effect                                                                                                |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Available Immediately**      | Inventory is available as soon as the disposition is applied.                                       |
| **Release on Resolve**        | Inventory becomes available only when the issue reaches **Resolved**.                               |
| **Permanently Unavailable**    | Inventory stays locked out.

### Approval Roles

Each disposition type defines who must approve at each stage of the issue. On an expanded disposition type in **Settings > Quality > Issues**:

1. In **Approver Roles**, click **Add role** and set the number of approvers required from that role. These roles must approve before an issue can leave **Pending**.
2. In **Closure Roles**, click **Add role** and set the number of approvers required. These roles must approve before an issue can reach **Resolved**.

To remove a role from either list, click the remove control next to it.

## Edit a Disposition Type

Expand the type and change its fields in place. The name and description save when you click away; **Active** and **Auto-resolve** save as soon as you toggle them. Changing **Availability** prompts a confirmation before it takes effect.

## Delete a Disposition Type

Click the trash icon on the disposition type.

To stop offering a type without removing it, turn off **Active** instead.