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alias: user-guide-special-material-move-next
description: "This documentation outlines the process for redirecting processed materials to alternate steps or flows"
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# Special Material Move-Next

:lock: Material.**SpecialMoveNext**

## Overview

This operation is used to send a processed Material to a Step and/or Flow different from the standard one.

!!! smart-barcode "Supports Smart Barcodes"
    You can use [[smart-barcode-scanning]] to perform this operation.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Material** exists, it is active and it is a Topmost **Material** (that is, it has no Parent).
* The **Material** has no *RequiredFutureAction* set.
* The **Material** is not *On Hold* and not *In Transit*.
* The **Material** State is *Processed* Or (the **Material** State is *Queued* and the **Step** is *Pass-Through*).
* If the next **Step** has different *Primary or Secondary Units*, there must be *Unit of Conversion Factors* defined between the different units for the **Material Product** and for all the **Products** of its **Sub-Materials**.
* The new *Flow Path* must be valid.
* If changing the top-level **Flow**, the new **Flow** must exist, be active and enabled.
* If changing the **Step**, the new **Step** must exist in the same **Facility** as the **Material** current **Step**.
* If the **Step** is being changed, there are no active **Protocol Instances** that contain the **Material** being moved and that have the property *Inhibit Move From Step* set to true.
* There must not be any required Future Action for the **Material**.
* There must not be any **Material** Time Constraint violated for the **Material** for the current context and transaction.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Next Step

1. Optionally, review the **Material** details by expanding the Material section.
2. Select a new *Flow Path* by either selecting a **Flow** and then a **Step** or by selecting the new *Flow Path* directly in the **Flow** structure.

### Step 2: Documents

!!! note
	Only visible if there are Documents associated with the Material and Transaction Context

This step is used to display **Documents** which are associated with the transaction context. To open any document, it is only necessary to select the document and click on the **Display** button.

!!! info
	**Documents** are configured in the *Document Material Context*.

### Step 3: Data Collection

!!! note
	Only if there is a Data Collection associated with the current Material Context

This screen is used to collect data from a pre-defined **Data Collection**.

1. The **Data Collection** is Immediate and it must be filled completely.

!!! info
	**Data Collections** are configured in the *Step Data Collection Context* and must be associated with the *Move-Next* operation.

### Step 4: Checklist

!!! note
	Only if there is a Checklist associated with the current Material Context

This screen is used to complete a pre-defined **Checklist**.

1. The **Checklist** is Immediate and it must be filled completely.

!!! info
	**Checklists** are configured in the *Step Checklist Context* nd must be associated with the *Move-Next* operation.

![Special Material Move Next][SpecialMaterialMoveNext]

!!! info
	Depending on the Future Actions configuration, the **Material** may be put on hold.

!!! info
	If the **Material** is In Store it will be automatically retrieved from store.

[SpecialMaterialMoveNext]: images/SpecialMoveNext_Step1.png