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alias: user-guide-special-receive-material-transfer
description: "This documentation details a process for receiving material transfers without electronic signatures"
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# Special Receive Material Transfer

:lock: MaterialTransfer.**SpecialReceive**

## 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.

## Setup

In order for the **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* from where the *Inventory* is taken for modes *TransferInventory* and *ConsumeInventory*.

## Preconditions

* **Material Transfer's** universal state is *Active* and system state is *Approved* or *Ready*.
* **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's** *FromArea* is defined, it must be in the same *Area* as the **Material Transfer**.
    * If the **Material Transfer's** *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* set to true.
    * All **Materials** must be in the same *Step* (and hence, the same *Area*).
    * The **Material** *Product* must match the **Material Transfer's** *Product*.
    * The *Material** must not be associated with any other **Material Transfer**.
* All *MaterialTransfer.Material.Quantity* must be > 0 and must be <= *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. In case the **Material Transfer** has not yet been prepared, it is necessary to provide one or more **Materials** and respective quantities to fulfill the **Material Transfer** field. Use the :material-plus: and the delete buttons in the grid's toolbar to add and remove **Materials**.
2. Optionally, enter a location for the **Material Transfer**.
3. Optionally, enter a comment.
4. Press **Receive** to complete the transaction.

![special_receive_material_transfer][special_receive_material_transfer]

[special_receive_material_transfer]: images/special_receive_material_transfer.png