> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.firstresonance.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configure intent control policies > Set how intent affects run execution, inventory availability, installs, and part quality in ION. Intent control policies determine what ION does when an item's intent is set to a particular value. The policies are grouped into four sections: **Run Controls**, **Inventory Controls**, **Install Controls**, and **Part Quality**. Intent control policies appear only when intent features are enabled for your organization. ## Configure a policy 1. In ION, go to **Settings > Quality > Intent**. 2. Expand the section that holds the policy you want. 3. Turn on the policy, and choose a mode where one is offered. Where a policy offers **Hierarchical** or **Exact** matching, the policy compares items by intent rank (set in [Manage intent options](/administration/quality-settings/manage-intent-options)). **Hierarchical** accepts any intent at or above the required tier; **Exact** requires the same tier. ## Run Controls Govern intent on runs. | Policy | What it does | | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Require Intent on Run Create** | Makes intent mandatory when a run is created. | | **Require Intent on Run Update** | Prevents clearing a run's intent once it has been set. | | **Require Intent on Run Step Start** | Makes intent mandatory when a run step starts. | | **Run Intent Sync** | Copies a run's intent to its attached part inventory when the inventory has no intent set. When the run's intent is a lower tier than the inventory's, the **Downgrade inventory on mismatch** option controls whether the inventory is downgraded to match. Assigning a run intent higher than the inventory's current intent is not permitted. | **Require Intent on Run Create**, **Require Intent on Run Update**, and **Require Intent on Run Step Start** can each be limited to specific procedure types, so only runs of those types require intent. ## Inventory Controls Govern intent on inventory. | Policy | What it does | | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Require Kit Intent Match** | Blocks kitting when kitted inventory intent doesn't meet the run's part inventory intent. Checked both when an item is added to a kit and when the kit is delivered to an assembly. Offers **Hierarchical** or **Exact** matching. | | **PO Line Intent Sync** | Propagates intent from a purchase order line to the on-order inventory created from it. | | **Issue Intent Update** | When an issue is resolved, applies an intent to the affected inventory based on the issue's disposition type. You set the disposition-type-to-intent mapping in this policy with **Map disposition types to intent options** and **Add mapping**. A disposition type with no mapping leaves the inventory's intent unchanged. | | **Required at Manual Inventory Create** | Makes intent mandatory when you create inventory by hand. | ## Install Controls Govern intent during installs. | Policy | What it does | | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Require Install Intent Match** | Blocks an install when the child part's intent doesn't meet the parent assembly's intent. Offers **Hierarchical** or **Exact** matching. | | **Downgrade on Install** | Lowers a child part's intent to match the parent when it's installed in an aBOM, but only when the parent assembly's intent is lower than the child's. If the parent's intent is equal or higher, the child is unchanged. | ## Part Quality Governs part inventory intent. | Policy | What it does | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Part Quality Check** | Keeps part inventory intent from exceeding the part's intent. Applies wherever intent is assigned to inventory: manual assignment, receipt from a purchase order line, run intent sync, and issue resolution. In **Block** mode, an exceeding value raises an error; in **Downgrade** mode, the inventory intent is lowered to match the part. | ## Related * [Manage intent options](/administration/quality-settings/manage-intent-options)