# Stock order configurations

## What is a stock order configuration?

A **stock order configuration** determines:

* **Which stock types** people can order
* **Whether stock orders are open** (optional submission window)
* **Where orders can be placed** (for example from accreditation forms)

If you don’t select a configuration for a list or form, stock orders won’t be visible there.

## Where you can attach a configuration

You can set a configuration at two levels:

* **List level**: applies to all Forms in that list by default
* **Form level**: overrides the list configuration for a specific Form

## Which configuration is used (list vs form)

When someone opens stock orders from an accreditation Form, Eventication will use:

1. The **Form configuration** (if one is selected)
2. Otherwise the **List configuration**

## Open/closed for submissions

You can optionally set a “submission window” on the configuration:

* From when can people submit stock orders?
* Until when can people submit stock orders?

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If stock orders are closed, people can still view existing orders, but they won’t be able to create new ones or submit changes.
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### Setup checklist (what you need to do)

At minimum:

1. Create a **stock order configuration** for your event.
2. Add the **stock types** you want people to be able to order.
3. Attach the configuration to:
   * the **list** (recommended for most setups), and/or
   * a specific **Form** (if that form needs different rules).

{% hint style="warning" %}
If orders already exist for a configuration, changing the configuration can cause existing orders to become locked for non-moderators (because the new configuration might have different stock types or availability rules).
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