# Product sections and options

> A section holds the options for one decision in a room. Compare them, pick one yourself, or send them to your client.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/products/product-sections-and-options

![Counter stools section page with a brief note, three Add option slots, and a side panel with status steps from Empty to Approved, Share with client, and Approval rounds.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/products--product-sections-and-options-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/products--product-sections-and-options-annotated.webp
Callout 1: Add option


A product section is one decision in a room, such as *Kitchen island pendants* for
Lombard Street Loft. Its page puts up to three options side by side, with the facts
your client needs to choose. From here you compare, pick a final option yourself, or
send the options to your client and follow their answer.

To open a section, select its card on the [Sections view](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/products-in-a-space#sections-view-vs-final-selection-view).

## What you see here

- The section's name, category and status, with a breadcrumb back to the room.
- A due date, and **Awaiting** your client's decision while a request is out.
- The option cards, each with a photo, name and the comparison fields you turned on.
- Empty **Add option** cards until the section has three options. See [Add options](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/add-options-to-a-section).
- A side panel with **Status** (Empty, Draft, Sent, In review, Approved), **Client portal** visibility, the request's **Chat**, **Approval rounds**, **Activity** and **Actions**.

## Compare options (price, notes, pros, cons)

Choose **Edit comparison** in **Actions** to turn on the fields your client should
compare. The built-in fields are **Notes**, **Price**, **Pros**, **Cons** and
**Vendor link**. Choose **Custom** to add your own field, such as *Lead time*. Each
field you turn on appears on every option. **Price** shows the client price from the
product. While editing, you can also write a description of the section. Choose
**Done editing** when you finish.

> **Tip:** Star one option as recommended. Its photo becomes the section's cover on the room's Sections view.

## Select an option as final

When the choice is made without a client vote, choose **Select as final** under the
option. The option becomes the section's selected product and moves to the room's
**Final selection**.

Sharing is a separate choice. Tick **Also share with the client** first to add the
final pick to the client portal. Leave it off to keep it internal for now.

If your client approved the section without picking one option, the page asks you to
choose the final one and shows **Select as final** on each option.

## Send options for approval

When the section has one to three options, choose **Send** in **Actions** to email
your client a request to pick one. See [Send options for approval](https://docs.moodiri.com/products/send-options-for-approval).

## Reopen a decision, resend, archive

Once a section has been sent, **Actions** changes with the request's status:

- **Resend** emails the request again while it is sent, viewed, or has changes requested. If nothing has changed since you sent it, Moodiri asks you to confirm with **Resend anyway**.
- **Reopen decision** moves an approved section back to in review, so your client sees it as undecided again.
- **Reopen approval** reopens a closed request.
- **Archive** hides the request from the dashboard and the client portal but keeps it for reference. If the request produced a product, you choose **Keep the product, archive the request** or **Delete both**.
- **View approval details** opens the full request on the [approvals page](https://docs.moodiri.com/approvals/approval-details).

## Section templates

![Kitchen products page with the more menu open and Save as template under Sections, beside cards for a bar cabinet, Calacatta Viola countertop and brass pendant.](https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/products--product-sections-and-options--section-templates-1600.webp)
Same screen with numbered callouts: https://docs.moodiri.com/shots/products--product-sections-and-options--section-templates-annotated.webp
Callout 1: Save as template


To reuse this room's sections elsewhere, choose **More product actions** on the
room's products page, then **Save as template**. Name it, for example *Primary
bath*, and choose **Save template**. Load the template when you add a space, and
manage saved templates in [Settings › Section templates](https://docs.moodiri.com/settings/section-templates).

## Limits

- An approval sends up to three options. Remove options above three before sending.
- Options can be edited while the section is empty or has options added but not sent. While a request is out, new options stay private until you send updated options.
- **Resend** shows for sent, viewed and changes-requested requests. **Reopen decision** shows for approved ones.
- Only admins can delete an option's product outright. Members remove it from the section and the product stays in the room.

## Questions

### How many options can a section have?

An approval sends up to three. Once a section has three options, the next **Add option** card asks you to remove one first.

### Can I add an option after sending?

Yes. New options stay private until you choose **Send updated options**. Your client's current request stays as it was.

### Why can't I edit the options?

The section is with your client or decided. Reopen the decision, or wait for your client to respond.