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# Equipment transfer

An **equipment transfer** records physical movement from one employee to another. It answers: **who has the equipment now?**

A transfer **does not change the responsibility assignment**.

> **For managers:** if your intention is to decide who should now be accountable for the equipment, change its responsibility assignment instead of creating an ordinary transfer.

## Who normally creates a transfer

Transfers are primarily employee-to-employee operational actions. The employee who currently has the equipment can transfer it to the next employee without requiring an administrator for every movement.

An administrator can also initiate a transfer, but it still represents physical movement, not a change of permanent responsibility.

## How a transfer works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the equipment">In **My Equipment**, open the item you want to transfer.</Step>
  <Step title="Select Transfer">Choose the action for transferring it to another employee.</Step>
  <Step title="Select the employee">Choose the employee who will actually receive the equipment.</Step>
  <Step title="Confirm the operation">After confirmation, Inventory+ records the new current holder.</Step>
</Steps>

## Other pending transfers

Before confirmation, the same equipment may appear in more than one pending transfer. Once one transfer is confirmed, the actual location has changed.

Therefore, **a confirmed transfer automatically removes the equipment from other pending transfers** that no longer match its current state.

## Equipment can continue moving

A temporary holder can transfer the equipment onward. Inventory+ records the sequence of holders while the permanent responsibility assignment remains unchanged.

An employee can also take available equipment for themselves through **My Equipment**, for example after scanning its code.

## Responsibility vs current holder

**Responsibility** answers who is accountable to the company. **Current holder** answers who physically has the equipment now. They may be the same person, but they do not have to be.


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