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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-material-ship
render_macros: false
description: "This task facilitates sending materials to specified facilities based on defined conditions"
---

# Ship

The task allows you to send a Material to a different Facility.

![Screenshot showing a business workflow task for tracking out materials from the ship.](images/business_workflow_task_material_ship.png)

??? example "Example"

    Trigger: 

    - Task Name: `MaterialTrackOutPost_1`
    - Meaning: After performing Track-Out Material.
 
    Condition: 

    - Input Expression: `{{$MaterialTrackOutPost_1.Material.Step.Name=="Baking"}}`
    - Meaning: If the Material that was tracked out is at the Baking Step.

    Action:

    - Input: 
        - `{{$MaterialTrackOutPost_1.Material}}`
        - `"Distribution Center"`
    - Meaning: The Material that was tracked out is shipped to the Distribution Center Facility.

## Behavior

The user will define a Material and a Facility.

## Inputs

| Name             | Data Type  | Description                                                                           |Expression|
| ---------------- | ---------- | - |----|
| `Comment`        | `String`   | An optional comment that will be associated with the operation that is being executed ||
| `Material`       | `Material` | The Material that will be shipped                                                     |- `{{$<task_name>.Material}}` </br> - `<material_name>`|
| `Facility`       | `Facility` | The Facility where the Material will be sent to                                       |- `<facility_name>`|

## Outputs

| Name            | Data Type  | Description                                                                           |
| --------------- | ---------- | - |
| `Material`      | `Material` | The Material that was shipped                                                         |

## Remarks

The Material and Facility inputs can be defined by the user as a simple name or an expression, such as **\{\{\$task.Material\}\}** where `task` is the name of a block that has the Material as input/output.