# Layaway

> Documentation for Layaway

## Layaway App

Documentation for the Layaway app for Shopify POS

### Getting Started

- [Introduction](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/introduction): Learn what the Layaway app does, understand key concepts like reservations, deposits, and order linking, and see how it integrates with Shopify POS.
- [Settings](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/settings): Configure default expiration days, email branding, notification toggles, manager emails, and lead time settings for the Layaway app.

### Using Layaway

- [Creating a Layaway](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/creating-a-layaway): Learn how to create a layaway from Shopify POS, reserve items for customers, and optionally collect a deposit at creation.
- [Updating a Layaway](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/updating-a-layaway): Learn how to edit layaway items, change expiration dates, update customers, and manage layaways after a Shopify order is linked.
- [Completing a Layaway](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/completing-a-layaway): Learn the payment lifecycle for layaways, how to collect partial and full payments at POS or via invoice, and when a layaway completes automatically.

### Key Concepts

- [Statuses](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/statuses): Understand the 6 layaway statuses, how layaways move through their lifecycle, which statuses are terminal, and what actions are available in each.
- [Inventory](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/inventory): Learn how the Layaway app reserves inventory at your POS location, when items are released, and how the handoff to Shopify order committed inventory works.
- [Payments & Fulfillment](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/payments-and-fulfillment): Learn how the Layaway app tracks payments, syncs fulfillment status from Shopify orders, and automatically completes layaways when fully paid and fulfilled.
- [Expiration & Notifications](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/expiration-and-notifications): Understand how layaway expiration works, the 3 email notification types (expiring soon, expired, expired with open order), and how to configure timing and recipients.
- [Archiving](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/archiving): Learn how layaways are archived automatically based on terminal status and linked order state, what "Needs Attention" means, and how to view archived layaways.

### App Interface

- [Dashboard](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/dashboard): Explore the Layaway app dashboard with stats cards, financial summaries, time range filters, the Needs Attention section, and recent activity feed.
- [Managing Layaways](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/managing-layaways): Learn how to browse layaways on POS and the admin dashboard using presets, advanced filters, search, sorting by column, location filtering, and pagination.
- [Layaway Details](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/layaway-details): Explore the layaway detail page including line items, payment breakdown, sidebar with order link and expiration, and actions like restock, edit expiration, and view order.

### FAQ

- [FAQ](https://layaway.mantledocs.com/faq): Answers to frequently asked questions about layaway payments, inventory reservations, statuses, expiration notifications, multi-location support, and more.