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# Disposals

Write off stock that can't be sold or returned, such as damaged stock, with a disposal that a supervisor approves.

Some stock can't be sold, used, or sent back, such as a carton crushed in the warehouse. A disposal in OrderEazi writes that stock off, so it stops showing in your stock levels. One person lists the stock to dispose of, and a supervisor approves it.

### Before you start

**Permissions:** To create a disposal, you need **Disposal**, in the **Warehousing** permission group. To dispose of the stock or cancel a disposal, you need **Disposal Supervisor**, **View and Use as Manager**, or **View and Use as Administrator**.

**Accounting:** If **Send Disposals** is on in your accounting system's settings, disposed stock is sent to Sage Evolution or Xero as a stock adjustment. See [Accounting System](/central/order-management/integrations/accounting-system.md).

### How disposals work

1. Someone creates a disposal. The stock is reserved for it, but stays in its bin.
2. A supervisor disposes of it. The stock is taken off, and the disposal's status changes to **Dispatched**.

If the disposal isn't needed, a supervisor cancels it instead, and its status changes to **Closed**.

### How to create a disposal

1. In the warehouse menu, select **Outbound** > **Create Disposal**. Supervisors select **Outbound** > **Disposals**, then **Create Disposal**.
2. Choose the **Warehouse**. The stock in **PO-Damaged-Bin**, **R-Faulty-Bin**, and **R-Damaged\_WriteOff-Bin** is listed.
3. To dispose of stock from another location, tick **Show All Items**, and select **Filter**.
4. Tick each line to dispose of.
5. Change the **Quantity To Dispose** if you're not disposing of all of it.
6. Select **Submit**.

You'll see "Disposal document \[number] was successfully created.", with the disposal's number in place of \[number]. Its status is **Open**.

If you see "Cannot create the disposal because the item \[code] does not have a supplier", with the product code in place of \[code], give the product a default supplier first.

**Example:** A client returns 6 broken units of MUG-11, and they're scanned into R-Damaged\_WriteOff-Bin. You create a disposal for the Johannesburg Warehouse, tick MUG-11 with a **Quantity To Dispose** of 6, and select **Submit**. Your supervisor checks the mugs, opens the disposal, and selects **Dispose**.

### How to dispose of the stock

> **Warning:** There's no confirmation, and you can't undo a disposal. If **Send Disposals** is on, the stock adjustment is also sent to your accounting system. Check the lines before step 4.

1. In the warehouse menu, select **Outbound** > **Disposals**.
2. In the disposal's row, select the gear, then **View**.
3. Check the lines.
4. Select **Dispose**.

The disposal's status changes to **Dispatched**, and the stock is taken out of each line's location.

If you see "Sorry the selected warehouse is in StockTake Mode", wait until the warehouse's stocktake is closed.

### How to cancel a disposal

There's no confirmation, so check you have the right disposal first. In the disposal's row, select the gear, then **Cancel**. The disposal's status changes to **Closed**, and the stock is no longer reserved.

### How to find a disposal

1. In the warehouse menu, select **Outbound** > **Disposals**.
2. Choose the **Warehouse** and **Document Status**.
3. Select **Filter**.

**Open** disposals are waiting for a supervisor, **Dispatched** ones are disposed of, and **Closed** ones are cancelled. To print a disposal, open it with **View**, and select **Print**.

### Related pages

* [Supplier Returns](/central/warehouse-management/outbound/supplier-returns.md): send faulty or damaged stock back instead
* [Stock Level Adjustments](/central/warehouse-management/stock/stock-level-adjustments.md): correct a stock level for other reasons