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alias: user-guide-transfer-container-between-containers
description: "This documentation outlines the process of moving a container to another container"
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# Transfer Container Between Containers

:lock: Container.**TransferContainer**

## Overview

This operation is used to transfer a **Container** from one **Container** to another.

## Setup

No special setup is required other than to meet the preconditions of the transaction.

## Preconditions

* For the old main **Container**:
    * It is Active and Available.

* For the new main **Container**:
    * The **Container** is Active and Available and not *On Hold*.
    * The position unit type is **Container** and there are free available positions in it.
    * If the **Container** *IsAutoGeneratePositionEnabled* is set to false, the supplied position must not be in use at the **Container**.
    * If the *Allow Mixed Types* property is set to true, the Sub-Container type must match the type of the existing **Containers** in the **Container** (if any).
    * The relationship between the *Main Container Type* and the *Sub-Container Type* must be defined in the generic table *ContainerTypeRelation*.
    * As a result of this transaction, there cannot be a circular **Container** relationship created.

* For the SubContainer:
    * The **Container** is Active and Available.
    * The position unit type is **Container**.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1

1. For each **Container** in the **Container** to be transferred, it is necessary to specify a new **Container**. If the new **Container** does not auto-generate positions, it is necessary to specify the position in the **Container**, otherwise the position will be generated automatically.
2. Optionally, enter a comment.
3. Press **Transfer** to complete the operation.

![transfer_container_between_containers][transfer_container_between_containers]

[transfer_container_between_containers]: images/transfer_container_between_containers.png