The software provides built-in tools which facilitate the automatic transfer of material items between business Locations in the same Division.
NOTE: Transfers, by definition, are transactions where no profit is made. Therefore, transfers can only occur between business Locations owned by one corporate entity. For transfers between business Locations owned by different people (as in a Franchise operation), business Locations would simply invoice each other (likely using the Counter Sale tool).
To understand how transfers work let's begin by defining some terms used by the software;
The Requesting Location is the business Location which needs a shipment of inventory from another business Location.
The Shipping Location is the business Location which has enough inventory to fill the request from the Requesting Location. Note that a warehouse could be set up as a business Location to facilitate the distribution of centrally purchased inventory.
A Transfer Request is a document prepared by the Requesting Location which details the items they need from the Shipping Location. It will be sent electronically to the Shipping Location.
An Incoming Transfer Request is received electronically by the Shipping Location, and may be used to fill the order (by picking out the items in the stock room). Therefore, it could also be referred to as a pick ticket.
A Transfer Slip is the document attached to the physical shipment by the Shipping Location which details the items sent. It could also be called a packing slip. Note that a real-time copy of the Transfer Slip will appear electronically at the Requesting Location even as it is prepared.