---
alias: user-guide-begin-transfer-order-movement
tags:
- material logistics
description: "Initiates the movement of a transfer order, requiring specific preconditions to proceed"
---

# Begin Transfer Order Movement

:lock: TransferOrder.**BeginMovement**

## Overview

This operation is used to begin movement of a **Transfer Order**.

## Setup

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

## Preconditions

* The **Transfer Order** must be active and system state must be *Open*.
* If there is an Owner defined for the **Transfer Order**, the current **Employee** must match that Owner.

## Sequence of Steps

### Step 1

1. Review the **Transfer Order** items information.
2. Select a Transport **Resource**.
3. Choose whether the Transfer Order will be completed automatically.
4. Press the **Begin** button to complete the operation.

![begin_transfer_order_movement]

[begin_transfer_order_movement]: images/begin_transfer_order_movement.png