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title: "Using Product Offcuts on a Branch Transfer"
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# Overview

Product offcuts allow you to make the most of your inventory by using cable offcuts to fulfil branch transfer requirements. This helps reduce waste and maximise the value of your existing stock.

> ⚠️ Offcuts can only be added to internal branch transfers, not other purchase orders.

## Important Notes

- Offcuts must be created and available at the **supplying branch** before they can be allocated to a transfer
- Only unallocated offcuts will appear in the selection window
- Once selected, offcuts are marked as allocated and cannot be used for other orders
- The system automatically updates the offcut notes to track which purchase order it has been allocated to

# How to add an Offcut to a Branch Transfer

To add product offcuts to a branch transfer, follow these steps:

## 1. Navigate to Purchase Orders

1. Click the **Frameworks Icon** and navigate to **Purchasing & Receipting > Transaction Processing > Purchase Orders** from the navigation tree.
2. Create or find your branch transfer:
  - Click **New** to create a new branch transfer
  - Click **Find** to search for an existing branch transfer using the **Supplier**, **Branch** or **Order #** fields

> ✅ Refer to the [Purchase Orders Dashboard](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28384432) and [Branch Transfer via a Purchase Order](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHEAT/pages/24374370), for detailed information about creating branch transfers.

## 2. Open the Select/Allocate Product Offcuts Window

Once you have opened or created the branch transfer, you can access the **Select/Allocate Product Offcuts** window in two ways:

**Method 1: When adding a product**

- In the product entry area, click the **Scissors** icon near the product description

**Method 2: When editing an existing product line**

- Click the **Pen** icon to edit the product line
- Click the **Scissors** icon next to the **Quantity** field

## 3. Allocate Offcuts to the Branch Transfer

The offcuts must be created for the supplying branch, not the ordering branch.

1. In the **Select/Allocate Product Offcuts** window, select an unallocated product offcut by enabling the checkbox next to it. Only offcuts that have been added to the order's branch and have not been allocated can be selected.
2. Click **Select **to add the selected product offcut to the order.

> ℹ️ Once an offcut is selected, its **Notes** field is updated with *(Selected on purchase order xxxxx)*.

## 4. Finalise the Transfer

Complete the finalise transfer process and normal.

> ✅ Refer to [Branch Transfer via a Purchase Order](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHEAT/pages/24374370) for more information.

# Additional Information

> ✅ Refer to the [Product Offcuts Maintenance](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/FRAM/pages/28409552) User Manual for more information.
> ✅ 
> ✅ Refer to [Using Product Offcuts on a Sales Order](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHEAT/pages/24387978) for more more information, 
> ✅ 
> ✅ Refer to [Branch Transfer via a Purchase Order](https://sterlandsupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CHEAT/pages/24374370) for more information.