> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orriven.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Booth types

> The booth catalog, defined once: a type describes what a booth is — the booths under it are the actual inventory.

A booth type is a catalog entry: "3×3 standard", "6×6 island". **The type describes; the booths under it are the inventory.** You define each type once, then every [booth](/en/exhibition/booths) references one — so a spec change is made in one place, and counting your inventory by kind is free. Find them under **Exhibition → Booth types**.

## Create and publish a booth type

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create it">
    Click **Create booth type** and name it. It is created as a **draft** — configure at your own pace.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Describe it">
    On its detail page, set:

    * **Description** — what the buyer should know about this kind of booth.
    * **Specification** — free text for the physical facts: "3m × 3m, two open sides".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish">
    Click **Publish** (behind a confirm dialog). The type becomes **Open** — an offerable entry in the catalog. Everything is free today; publishing is the catalog decision, and pricing arrives later on the same types.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Lifecycle

Booth types follow the same lifecycle as ticket types and add-ons:

| Status       | What it means                                        |
| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Draft**    | Not offerable; configure freely.                     |
| **Open**     | Published — part of the offerable catalog.           |
| **Closed**   | Published but not offerable. **Reopen** at any time. |
| **Archived** | Retired. Restoring lands on **Closed**, never Open.  |

Booth types are **never deleted** — the booths under them keep their reference.

## Booths of this type

The detail page lists every booth referencing this type. That list is read-only here: booths are created and allocated on the [Booths](/en/exhibition/booths) page.

<Note>
  A booth type has **no capacity number**. The units *are* the capacity: if you sell twelve 3×3 standards, you create twelve booths under the type. This is deliberate — booths have identities (hall, number), and an anonymous counter can't hold those.
</Note>

## Rules to know

* **Define types before booths.** A booth is born referencing a type; the Booths page won't let you create one until a type exists.
* **The specification is free text.** Put dimensions, open sides, included fittings — whatever your sales sheet says. Structured pricing fields come with the paid tier, later.
* **Closing a type doesn't touch its booths.** Existing units keep their type and their allocations; Closed only removes the type from the offerable catalog.
* Every operation on a booth type is recorded in its activity log.