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

# How to delete a reservation

> Delete a stock item reservation from the item's Events tab so the item is free for orders again over its dates.

> [card] [Open in TWICE Admin](https://admin.twicecommerce.com/inventory/stock-items)
>
> inventory/stock-items

Delete a reservation to free the stock item over its dates, for example when a planned service is called off. To end a reservation early and keep it on record, [edit its end date](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/edit-a-reservation.md) instead. [Stock item events](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/inventory/events.md) explains what deleting a reservation releases.

## Prerequisites

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Required permissions:**
>
> * **Delete stock items** (`inventory:stock_item_events:delete`) to delete the reservation. Every built-in role holds it, Member included. See [Users & Roles](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/settings/users-roles.md).

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Have ready before you start:**
>
> * **The reservation's costs, noted elsewhere**, if you still need them. Deleting the reservation deletes the income and expenses saved on it.

## The walkthrough

**1. Open the stock item**

Open **Inventory → Stock items** and click the item's row. The stock item opens. With more than one location, check the location selector in the top-left corner first, because the **Events** tab lists only the orders and reservations at the locations it shows.

**2. Open the Events tab**

Click the **Events** tab and find the reservation by its title under **Event name**.

**3. Tick the reservation**

Tick the checkbox at the left of the reservation's row. A bar opens above the table with a red **Delete**. Order rows cannot be ticked, because an order lets go of the item when you change the order.

**4. Click Delete**

Click **Delete** in the bar. The **Delete item** dialog opens and reads "Deleting this item may affect related resources. This action cannot be undone."

**5. Confirm the delete**

Click **Delete** at the bottom of the dialog. The dialog closes, and the reservation's row is gone from the **Events** tab.

## How do I know it worked?

* **The reservation's row is gone** from the **Events** tab.
* **Next reservation** on **Inventory → Stock items** shows the item's next reservation, or nothing.
* **Orders the reservation displaced keep their conflict.** Deleting it does not give them the item back.

## Troubleshooting / common pitfalls

> [accordion] An order still shows Unavailable stock items
>
> Deleting a reservation frees its dates but does not give back the holds it took when it was made. Open the unit on the order and click **Claim unit again**, or put another unit on the line. See [Resolve a stock item conflict](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/orders/resolve-stock-item-conflicts.md).

> [accordion] The costs are gone from Income & Expenses
>
> The entries saved on the reservation were deleted with it. Record them again on the stock item. See [Record a cost or income](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/record-a-cost-or-income.md).

> [accordion] The row has no checkbox
>
> The row is an order, or a hold that has already ended. Change an order to take the item off it. A past hold stays as history. See [Stock item Events tab](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/inventory/stock-items/events.md).

## Related articles

> [card] [Stock item events](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/inventory/events.md)
>
> What deleting a reservation releases, and what it does not.

> [card] [Maintenance and reservations](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/maintenance-programme)
>
> Every walkthrough for taking stock out of use and bringing it back.

> [card] [Reserve a stock item](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/reserve-a-stock-item.md)
>
> Block a stock item for a set window.

> [card] [Edit a reservation](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/edit-a-reservation.md)
>
> Change a reservation's dates, title or note.

> [card] [Resolve a stock item conflict](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/orders/resolve-stock-item-conflicts.md)
>
> Put a unit back on an order that lost it.


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