Consumable transfer

Overview

Transfer moves stock from one storeroom to another: the branch has run out of paper and the main office sends it four reams. The cost travels with the goods, so the destination takes them in at the origin's average cost.

Every transfer leaves two records in the history - an issue at the origin and a receipt at the destination - so each storeroom keeps its own complete story.

How to get there

Consumables > Transfer

Direct URL: /Consumables/transfer

How to use it

1. Complete the form:
   • Consumable (required) - Scan or type a code.
   • From (required): the origin storeroom.
   • To (required): the destination storeroom.
   • Quantity (required).
   • Notes (optional): the reason for the movement.
   • Date: defaults to today in the company's time zone.
2. Click Transfer. When it completes, Stock transferred appears.

How the cost is calculated

The destination takes the goods in at the origin's average cost and weights it against what it already had. If the Main Office has 10 units at $100 and the Data Center has 10 at $50, transferring the Main Office's 10 leaves the Data Center with 20 units at:

(10 x 50 + 10 x 100) / 20 = $75

The origin keeps its average cost: taking goods out does not change what they cost.

Fields

Permissions

The same permission covers adjustments and transfers: both correct or reorganize stock without goods entering or leaving the company.

Notes

• You cannot transfer to the same storeroom: the system rejects it.
• If the destination has never held that consumable, its stock row is created by the transfer.
• A transfer is not consumption: it does not appear in the Consumption by Cost Center report, because nobody has spent anything yet.

Troubleshooting

Related

• Consumable stock
• Consumable movements