3.5.9.�Inter-Warehouse Transfer

To transfer quantity of an Item from one Warehouse to another, select the "Inter-Warehouse Transfer" option. The following screen will appear:

Enter Inter-Warehouse Transfer

Tip

An Inter-Warehouse Transfer can only be executed if the specified Item is located in more than one Warehouse. To add an additional Warehouse for an Item, go to the Enter Item Sites section of the Item Sites menu. Locate the desired Item Number using the Item Number lookup feature. Then select a new Warehouse in the "Warehouse" field. Enter all other required fields and save your results. The Item will now also be located in the additional Warehouse. Repeat as often as necessary.

When creating an Inter-Warehouse Transfer, you are presented with the following options:

Transaction Date: Displays the current day's date.
Item Number: Enter the Item Number of the Item you want to transfer from one Warehouse to another.
UOM: Inventory Unit of Measure.
From Whse: Specify the source Warehouse for the transaction. If an Item is located in more than one Warehouse, be sure to specify the correct Warehouse you want to transfer the Item from. The "Before" column displays current Quantity on Hand for the Item.
To Whse.: : Specify the destination Warehouse for the transaction. If an Item is located in more than one Warehouse, be sure to specify the correct Warehouse you want to transfer the Item to. The "Before" column displays current Quantity on Hand for the Item
Transferred Qty.: The number entered will adjust the Item's Quantity on Hand in both the "From" and "To" Warehouses. The values displayed in the "After" column represent the new Quantity on Hand in each Location. Non-netable Quantity on Hand is not included in these values.
Document #: Creates a user-defined reference for the Inter-Warehouse Transfer. The Document reference will be posted with the General Ledger (G/L) transaction record when the Inter-Warehouse Transfer is generated. This field may be used for internal tracking and auditing purposes.
Comments: This is a scrolling text field with word-wrapping for entering Comments related to the transfer.

To the far right of the screen, the following buttons are available:

CANCEL: Closes the screen without posting an Inter-Warehouse Transfer, returning you to the application desktop.
POST: Posts the Inter-Warehouse Transfer. Creates two transactions, one at each affected Warehouse. The Warehouse receiving Inventory is credited with the new Inventory amount, while the Warehouse being relieved of Inventory is debited. Additional steps will be necessary if the specified Item is stored in multiple Locations. For more information, see Section�3.5.2, “ Topic: Distributing Multiple Location Control (MLC) Items”.