# Declare and review a material hold

Stop use of an exact material while retaining a reason, then release only after supported review.

Source: https://help.smartfact.ai/stockflow/guides/stockflow-office-hold

Audience: Supervisor

Use an authorised account and only supported physical facts. This recording uses an isolated synthetic stockroom with prepared approved materials, rules, opening stock and a selected station.

## Declare and review a material hold

1. **Open Holds and shortfalls**

   Open Holds and shortfalls.

   A supervisor can declare and review holds. A warning acknowledgement does not release stock or prove condition.

2. **Choose exact record**

   Choose exact record.

   The default material scope applies to SCREW-001. A narrower location or recorded quantity would be a different choice.

3. **Enter reason for the hold or release**

   Enter reason for the hold or release.

   State the concern that makes further use unsafe.

4. **Declare the material hold**

   Declare the material hold.

   The hold prevents the specified work. It does not change a physical quantity.

5. **Enter reason for the hold or release**

   Enter reason for the hold or release.

   Release requires current supervisor authority and recent Accounts verification. Use supported facts, not a warning acknowledgement.

6. **Release after the review**

   Release after the review.

   The hold history is retained. A separate quarantine condition would still need its own review.

[Watch or practise this chapter](https://help.smartfact.ai/stockflow/demo?guide=stockflow-office-hold&chapter=hold&audience=office)

Check retained receipts after uncertainty. Do not repeat a movement with a new request identity until the original result is known.