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alias: user-guide-special-send-material-transfer
description: "This documentation outlines a process for sending material transfers without electronic signatures"
---

# Special Send Material Transfer

:lock: MaterialTransfer.**SpecialSend**

## Overview

This operation is used to send a **Material Transfer**, without the need of an electronic user signature.

The **Material Transfer** may have been prepared beforehand or it may be prepared in this operation.

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	This transaction is available for multiple **Material Transfers** from the **Warehouse Management** page under **Planning and Logistics**.

## Setup

In order for the **Special Send Material Transfer** to be fully functional, one customization must be deployed in Critical Manufacturing's installation:

* To resolve the **Materials** from the *Source Facility* to where *Quantity* is taken for mode *ConsumeInventory*.

## Preconditions

* The **Material Transfer's** universal state is *Active* and system state is *Approved* or *Ready*.
* The **Material Transfer's** *TransferMode* must be *TransferInventory* or *TransferMaterial*.
* All **Materials** assigned to this **TransferMaterial**:
    * Must be *Active*.
    * Must be topmost and must not have *SubMaterials*.
    * Must not be *On Hold*.
    * Must be *Queued* or *Processed*.
    * Must be in the same Facility as the **Material Transfer** *FromFacility*.
    * If the **Material Transfer** *FromArea* is defined, it must be in the same Area as the **Material Transfer**.
    * If the **Material Transfer** *FromStep* is defined, it must be in the same Step as the **Material Transfer**.
    * If the **Material** *Transfer.FromStep* is defined, the *FromStep* must have the property *IsMaterial TransferStep* must be true.
    * All **Materials** must be in the same Step (and hence the same Area).
    * The Material Product must match the **Material Transfer** Product.
    * The **Material** must not be associated with any other **Material Transfer**.
* All *MaterialTransfer.Material.Quantity* must be > 0 and <= *Material Transfer.Material PrimaryQuantity* and can only be decimal if **Material** *Transfer.Product* property *Material TransferDecimalQuantityAllowed* is true.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Details

1. Select a **Material Transfer** and press the **Send** button to initialize the wizard.
2. In case the **Material Transfer** has not been prepared yet, it is necessary to provide one or more **Materials** and respective quantities to fulfill the **Material Transfer**. Use the :material-plus: and :material-trash-can: buttons in the grid's toolbar to add and remove **Materials**.
3. Optionally, enter a comment.
4. Press **Special Send** to complete the transaction.  

![special_send_material_transfer][special_send_material_transfer]

[special_send_material_transfer]: images/special_send_material_transfer.png