> ## 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 unarchive a stock item

> Bring an archived stock item back into use from Settings → Archived assets. It returns with the status it had, without the holds archiving released.

> [card] [Open in TWICE Admin](https://admin.twicecommerce.com/settings/archived-assets)
>
> settings/archived-assets

Unarchive a stock item to bring it back into **Inventory → Stock items** and into use. It comes back with the status it had, and the holds archiving released stay released. [Archiving and Deletion](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/repeating-patterns/archiving-and-deletion.md) explains what unarchiving does not restore.

## Prerequisites

> [!WARNING]
>
> **Required permissions:**
>
> * **Create and edit stock items** to unarchive a stock item (`inventory:stock_item:manage`). Every built-in role holds it.
>
> Settings is hidden from a Member out of the box, so a Member needs a custom role that shows it. See [Users & Roles](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/settings/users-roles.md) and [UI visibility](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/admin/visible-areas.md).

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Have ready before you start:**
>
> * **The stock item's name or code**, to find it among the archived ones.

## The walkthrough

**1. Open Archived assets**

With more than one location, choose **All locations** in the location selector in the top-left corner first, because the archived stock items follow it. Then open **Settings → Archived assets**. The page lists every kind of record you can archive, in cards grouped by area.

**2. Open the archived stock items**

Click **Stock items** under **Inventory**. A full-screen view opens with a table of archived stock items.

To unarchive several at once, select their rows and click **Unarchive** above the table, then **Unarchive** in the dialog.

**3. Open the stock item**

Enter its name or code in **"Search item name or SKU"** and click its row. The stock item opens, with **This asset is archived** at the top and **Unarchive** beside it.

**4. Unarchive it**

Click **Unarchive** on the banner. The banner disappears, and the stock item is listed in **Inventory → Stock items** again, with the status chip it had before it was archived.

## How do I know it worked?

* **The banner is gone** from the stock item's page.
* **The stock item is listed in Inventory → Stock items again**, and no longer under **Settings → Archived assets**.
* **Its status is the one it had.** An **Active** stock item counts toward availability again. An **Inactive** one stays out of new orders.
* **Orders that lost it when it was archived still need a unit.** Unarchiving does not put it back on them.

## Troubleshooting / common pitfalls

> [accordion] Orders it was on still show conflicts
>
> Archiving released their holds, and unarchiving recreates none of them, because other orders may have taken the capacity since. Put a unit back on each line. See [Archiving and Deletion](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/repeating-patterns/archiving-and-deletion.md#per-asset-behaviour).

> [accordion] No listing offers the stock item after unarchiving
>
> It came back with the status it had, and listings count **Active** stock items only. Choose **Active** in the **Status** card on its **General** tab. See [Stock Item Status](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/inventory/stock-item-status.md).

> [accordion] The stock item is not in the archived list
>
> The location selector shows another location, or the stock item was deleted. A deleted stock item is not listed anywhere and cannot be unarchived. See [Archiving and Deletion](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/repeating-patterns/archiving-and-deletion.md#the-lifecycle).

## Related articles

> [card] [Archiving and Deletion](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/concepts/repeating-patterns/archiving-and-deletion.md)
>
> What unarchiving brings back, and what it does not.

> [card] [Retiring stock](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/fleet-to-resale)
>
> Every walkthrough for taking stock out of use.

> [card] [Archive stock items](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/inventory/archive-stock-items.md)
>
> Take a stock item out of use.

> [card] [Resolve a stock item conflict](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/guides/orders/resolve-stock-item-conflicts.md)
>
> Put a unit back on the orders archiving left without one.

> [card] [Archived Assets](https://www.twicecommerce.com/docs/settings/archived-assets.md)
>
> Everything archived, by type.


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