Move stock between locations

Use a stock transfer whenever goods physically move: from one shelf to another in the same warehouse, or from one warehouse to another.

Where: Inventory › Stock Transfer Who: inventory.stock.transfer, plus access to the business units of both warehouses.

Common moves

Situation	From	To
Put away a delivery	Main Warehouse / RECV	Main Warehouse / A-01-01
Prepare stock for orders	Main Warehouse / A-01-02	Main Warehouse / DISPATCH (the default location)
Restock the shop	Main Warehouse / A-01-01	City Shop Store / BACK
Put damaged goods aside	Main Warehouse / A-01-02	Main Warehouse / DAMAGED

Steps

Go to Inventory › Stock Transfer.
Fill in the form:

Field	What to enter	Example
Product	What's moving	Cotton T-shirt
Product Variant	The exact variant	Blue / Large
Source Warehouse	Where it's coming from	Main Warehouse
Source Location	Where inside it	A-01-01
Destination Warehouse	Where it's going to (can be the same warehouse)	City Shop Store
Destination Location	Where inside it	BACK
Quantity	How many units	20
Reference Code	Required, for example the transfer note number	TN-0103
Notes	Optional	Weekend restock; van 2

Select Transfer Stock. (Reset clears the form.)

What you'll see: "Stock transferred successfully", and the Updated Stock Balance panel showing the stock at the destination.

Screenshot coming soon: The Stock Transfer form

The Stock Transfer form

Before and after

Moving 20 Blue / Large T-shirts from Main Warehouse / A-01-01 to City Shop Store / BACK:

Location	Before: On Hand / Reserved / Available	After
Main Warehouse / A-01-01	100 / 30 / 70	80 / 30 / 50
City Shop Store / BACK	15 / 0 / 15	35 / 0 / 35

The total across both locations is still 115. A transfer changes where stock is, not how much you have.

What the system records

One transfer creates two linked entries in Inventory › Stock Movement:

TRANSFER_OUT −20 at the source;
TRANSFER_IN +20 at the destination.

It also adds a line to Inventory › Stock Transfer Lines (Transfer history), showing the Transfer ID, product, variant, source, destination and quantity.

Only available stock can be moved

You can move up to the Available quantity at the source, not the full On Hand. Reserved stock stays where it is. Asking for more gives "Insufficient available stock for transfer."

Example: A-01-01 has 100 on hand and 30 reserved. You can move at most 70.

Need to move reserved stock?

Release the reservation, move the stock, then reserve it again at the new location. If the reservation belongs to a sales order, ask the order owner first.

Messages

Message	What to do
"Insufficient available stock for transfer."	Lower the quantity, or check you chose the right source location and variant.
"Source location is required" (and similar)	Fill in every field.
"Inventory location does not belong to warehouse"	Pick the warehouse again, then its location.
"Access denied"	You need access to both warehouses' business units.

Common moves​

Steps​

Before and after​

What the system records​

Only available stock can be moved​

Messages​