SIMS: How to do a Location Transfer

How to do a Location Transfer in SIMS

  1. Main > Location Transfers > Location Transfer
  2. Press the  Button
  3. Insert the Stock Card by pressing the ? button on your keyboard to bring up the Stock list.
  4. Set the Location From
  5. Set the Location To
  6. Set the Quantity
  7. Insert an External Reference
  8. To Finalize and Proceed with the location transfer press the Save Button 


The system allows you to also import a stock list from a pre-existing location transfer by pressing the 'Import From SYSREF' 
Should the Stock cards contain a Batch Reference you can select to transfer the exact  this by pressing the BR button




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