> ## 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.

# Booths

> The physical booth inventory: every unit has a hall, a number and a type — and allocating one to an exhibitor happens on its page.

A booth is a **real, individual unit** of floor space — Hall A, booth A-12. Unlike ticket capacity, which is an anonymous count, every booth has an identity: two booths of the same type are not interchangeable, so each is tracked on its own. Find them under **Exhibition → Booths**.

<Note>
  Booths and [booth types](/en/exhibition/booth-types) are deliberately two pages. The type is the catalog entry you define once ("3×3 standard"); the booth is the unit an exhibitor actually occupies. Create at least one booth type before adding booths.
</Note>

## Add a booth

Click **Add booth**. A booth is born with its **number** (e.g. "A-12") and its **booth type**; the rest configures on its page:

* **Venue** — the hall this booth stands in. Halls are venues from [Program & venue](/en/program/venues), so booths and the agenda speak of the same place. Optional, but recommended.
* **Notes** — free text for your team.

## Allocate a booth to an exhibitor

Allocation happens **on the booth's page**, in the **Allocation** section: pick the exhibitor and save.

* Only **Pending** or **Confirmed** exhibitors can take a new booth — a cancelled or archived company can't be assigned.
* Assigning fires the **"Booth assigned to an exhibitor"** automation trigger, if you've set one up — see [Automations](/en/marketing/automations).
* To free the booth, clear the allocation here, or use **Release** on the [exhibitor's page](/en/exhibition/exhibitors).

<Warning>
  **Cancelling an exhibitor does not release its booths.** The allocation stays until you release it explicitly — the console surfaces the conflict rather than reshuffling your floor plan behind your back.
</Warning>

## Lifecycle

| Status       | What it means                                                                        |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Active**   | In inventory — can be allocated and reallocated.                                     |
| **Archived** | Retired from inventory. Its current allocation is **kept**, but it takes no new one. |

Booths are archived, never deleted, and can be restored to Active later. The booth's activity log records every operation — allocation history included.

## Rules to know

* **One booth, one exhibitor at a time.** A booth holds a single allocation; an exhibitor can hold many booths.
* **The hall is a venue.** An archived venue takes no new booths, by the same rule it takes no new sessions — existing booths keep their venue.
* **Allocation is manual today.** There is no self-service booth sale; your team assigns from the console. Booth *sales* arrive together with pricing, later.
* **Booth numbers are yours.** The console doesn't impose a numbering scheme — use whatever matches your floor plan (floor-plan placement itself is a future feature).

<Tip>
  Work catalog-first: define [booth types](/en/exhibition/booth-types) for each spec you sell, then batch-create the units under them. The types page shows every booth of a given type at a glance.
</Tip>