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alias: user-guide-receive-material-transfer
description: "This documentation outlines the process for receiving a material transfer within a system"
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# Receive Material Transfer

:lock: MaterialTransfer.**Receive**

## Overview

This operation is used to receive a **Material Transfer** which has been previously sent.

## Setup

* In order for the **Receive Material Transfer** to be fully functional, two customizations must be deployed in Critical Manufacturing's installation:
* To resolve the Material's Flow Path where **Material Transfer** of *TransferMaterial* mode should be received in the *Destination Facility*.
* To resolve the **Materials** from the *Destination Facility* to where *Inventory* is placed for *TransferInventory* and *ConsumeInventory* modes.

## Preconditions

* The **Material Transfer's** universal state is *Active* and system state is *InTransport*.
* The **Material Transfer's** *TransferMode* must be *TransferInventory* Or *TransferMaterial*.
* The **Facility**, **Area** and **Step** where the **Materials** will be received must be the same for all *Material Transfer Materials* and must match the **Material Transfer's** *ToFacility*.
* Depending on the *MaterialTransferAllowedPickupMode*:
    * If *Any*: any user can perform this use case (no restrictions).
    * If *Requester*: current employee must match the *RequestedBy*.
    * If *CostCenterEmployee*: the *CostCenter* of the current employee must match the *CostCenter* of the **Material Transfer**.
    * If *AreaEmployee*: the **Area** of the current employee must match the *ToArea* of the **Material Transfer**.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1: Materials

1. Review the **Material Transfer's** information, namely the **Material** quantities and details.
2. Optionally, enter a location for the **Material Transfer**.
3. Optionally, enter a comment.
4. When pressing **Receive**, a login screen wil be displayed and the employee receiving the **Material** must sign-in, by providing a username and password.
5. Press **Receive** to complete the transaction.

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	If token-based authentication is enabled, users can authenticate themselves by reading their token.

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