# Reset a work order item

<p class="callout danger">This action requires the **"Reset work order items"** permission.</p>

Work order items can be reset, with their material flow getting removed. This means that any and all receipts, transfers and write-offs, connected to a work order item are canceled.

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To perform a work order item reset, open the work order item's "**bill of materials**" section and open the "danger zone". Here, the **"Reset work order item"** button will appear. On button click, after confirming, the work order item's material flow will get reset.

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If a work order or a work order item already has attached goods receipts, the item reset will fail with an error. When this happens, the goods receipts must be canceled manually before the reset.

<p class="callout info">All goods receipts, that relate to the work order and its items, can be found in the **"Material flow"** section of the work order.</p>

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