diff --git a/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/FolioNcipHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/FolioNcipHelper.java
index 1cb0e20..93ef00f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/FolioNcipHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/FolioNcipHelper.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.common.Translator;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.common.TranslatorFactory;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.BibliographicRecordIdentifierCode;
+import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.LocationType;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.NCIPInitiationData;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.NCIPResponseData;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.RequestScopeType;
@@ -93,10 +94,12 @@ private Future<Void> initToolkitDefaults() {
 	}
 
 	private void setUpMapping(){
-		SchemeValuePair.allowNullScheme(RequestType.class.getName(), RequestScopeType.class.getName(), BibliographicRecordIdentifierCode.class.getName());
+		SchemeValuePair.allowNullScheme(RequestType.class.getName(), RequestScopeType.class.getName(),
+				BibliographicRecordIdentifierCode.class.getName(), LocationType.class.getName());
 		SchemeValuePair.mapBehavior(RequestType.class.getName(), SchemeValueBehavior.ALLOW_ANY);
 		SchemeValuePair.mapBehavior(RequestScopeType.class.getName(), SchemeValueBehavior.ALLOW_ANY);
 		SchemeValuePair.mapBehavior(BibliographicRecordIdentifierCode.class.getName(), SchemeValueBehavior.ALLOW_ANY);
+		SchemeValuePair.mapBehavior(LocationType.class.getName(), SchemeValueBehavior.ALLOW_ANY);
 	}
 
 	public InputStream ncipProcess(RoutingContext context) throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/services/FolioRequestItemService.java b/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/services/FolioRequestItemService.java
index 3f3c8ff..0dc3f0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/services/FolioRequestItemService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/folio/ncip/services/FolioRequestItemService.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.Location;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.LocationName;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.LocationNameInstance;
+import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.LocationType;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.Problem;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.ProblemType;
 import org.extensiblecatalog.ncip.v2.service.RequestId;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.folio.ncip.FolioNcipException;
 import org.folio.ncip.FolioRemoteServiceManager;
 
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -93,9 +95,12 @@ public RequestItemResponseData performService(RequestItemInitiationData initData
 		ItemIdentifierType itemIdentifierType = new ItemIdentifierType(Constants.SCHEME, Constants.ITEM_BARCODE);
 		RequestIdentifierType requestIdentifierType = new RequestIdentifierType(Constants.SCHEME,Constants.REQUEST_ID);
 		Location location = new Location();
+		LocationType locationType = new LocationType(Constants.SCHEME, Constants.ITEM);
 		LocationName locationName = new LocationName();
+		locationNameInstance.setLocationNameLevel(BigDecimal.ONE);
 		locationName.setLocationNameInstances(List.of(locationNameInstance));
 		location.setLocationName(locationName);
+		location.setLocationType(locationType);
 		ItemOptionalFields itemOptionalFields = new ItemOptionalFields();
 		itemOptionalFields.setItemDescription(itemDescription);
 		itemOptionalFields.setLocations(List.of(location));