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# Containment

> Stop suspect inventory or work from moving forward while you investigate a quality problem.

In ION you contain through issues: an open issue can hold the affected inventory, and you can hold the run step where the problem surfaced.

## Hold affected inventory

To stop suspect inventory from being used, file an issue against it with a disposition whose availability behavior holds it. The inventory shows **Unavailable** until the issue resolves.

1. In the inventory table, filter to the affected parts, for example by lot or serial number, and select the rows.
2. Press **Cmd+K**, then choose **Create Issue** to attach the selected inventory.
3. Give the issue a **Title** and submit it.
4. Set a disposition type whose availability behavior holds the inventory: **Release on Resolve** holds it until the issue resolves; **Permanently Unavailable** holds it for good.

<Note>
  A hold only pauses the inventory while you investigate. The decision to rework, scrap, or use it as-is comes later, through the disposition.
</Note>

## Put a run step on hold

Putting a run step on hold stops work on it and prevents the run steps that depend on it from starting, which contains a problem to the point where it surfaced.

1. On the run step, open the more actions (**⋯**) menu.
2. Click **Put Step on Hold**.

The run step shows **On hold**, and the run steps that depend on it can't start until you take it off hold. To take it off hold, open the more actions menu again and move the run step to another status, such as **Move to To-Do**.

<Info>
  Receiving inspection can also automatically create an inspection run for incoming inventory, based on its intent. That's configured per intent option in [Manage intent options](/administration/quality-settings/manage-intent-options).
</Info>

## Related

* [Create an issue](/track-quality/issues/create-an-issue)
* [Issue states, dispositions, and resolutions](/track-quality/issues/overview)