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Lightspeed - How to Transfer Stock

Transferring stock between outlets in Retail POS allows you to maintain accurate inventory levels when physically sending products to other locations within the business, such as from a central warehouse to an outlet, or from outlet to outlet.



Watch the tutorial below, or click the 3 dotted icon  (⁝) in IORAD to download the step-by-step instructions.




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27 STEPS

1. Welcome to the tutorial on how to Transfer Stock in Lightspeed

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2. The first step is to click Inventory Tab

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3. Click Transfers

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4. Click Transfer stock

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5. Select the Source outlet or the location where the inventory will be removed from the drop-down.

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6. Select the Destination outlet or location to where the inventory will be sent from the drop-down.

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7. Enter an alternative Reference if you do not wish to use the auto-generated reference.

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8. Choose a date for the transfer to take place. This is an optional field.

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9. Click Choose products.

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10. Add products to the transfer by typing in the product name or scanning the barcode in the Search or scan to add a product.

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11. Once you select a product, enter the number of items you are transferring in the Quantity field.

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12. If a product with variants is selected, a pop-up screen opens for you to select the specific variants you would like to add to the order. 

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13. Tick Variant to be able to select which variant you want to transfer.

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14. Untick Variants you don't want to transfer.

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15. Once the variants are selected and the quantity is specified, click Add variants to transfer.

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16. Click Save transfer

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17. Check the green banner to confirm that the transfer stock is completely saved.

You now need to send the transfer to the destination outlet in order to remove the stock from the source outlet.

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18. Click Email orderIf you do not require email notification of the transfer to the destination outlet, simply click Mark as sent.

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19. Enter the Recipient nameEmailCC, and Message fields. Once completed, click Send.

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20. Click Mark as Sent

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21. Once marked as sent, the transfer can be received at the destination outlet.

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22. Click Receive

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23. Input the number of quantity you want to receive.

Ensure the amount physically received matches the transfer and enter the amount into the Received quantity field.

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24. Click Receive

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25. Click Receive transfer in the popup window.

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26. You'll see a green banner confirmation screen that your order was successfully received.

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27. That's it. You're done.

Thank you for your time.

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Here's an interactive tutorial

** Best experienced in Full Screen (click the icon in the top right corner before you begin) **

https://www.iorad.com/player/2362906/Lightspeed---How-to-Transfer-Stock


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