Great question — and it's a common real-world scenario in multi-location inventory management in Dynamics 365 Business Central.
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🔍 Scenario Breakdown
You're asking:
Can a sales pick or sales shipment be fulfilled from another location if the current location has no stock?
Can a transfer order be created/processed during the sales operation automatically?
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🧭 Short Answer
No, you cannot process a Sales Shipment or Sales Pick directly from another location unless that location is set as the Shipping Location on the Sales Order.
Yes, a Transfer Order is required to move stock from one location to another before you can ship from the sales order's shipping location.
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✅ Standard Process Flow
If an item is out of stock in Location A (your default location), but available in Location B:
1. Sales Order is created with Location A (default).
2. Stock is not available in Location A → user manually identifies stock in Location B.
3. Create a Transfer Order:
From: Location B
To: Location A
Ship and Receive the Transfer Order.
4. Once the item is received in Location A, you can proceed with:
Sales Pick
Sales Shipment
> 💡 Business Central does not auto-create or auto-transfer stock across locations just because it's available elsewhere. This requires user or customization-driven logic.
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🛠️ Alternatives & Customizations
If you want to automate or simplify this:
1. Customization Option
Create a customization (or Power Automate flow) to:
Detect lack of stock in the sales location.
Offer to create a Transfer Order from available stock locations.
Possibly notify warehouse or planning team.
2. Advanced Warehousing or WMS
If you're using Advanced Warehouse Management, you can control Pick-from Bin Code behavior — but you still need the item in the location physically (via transfer or purchase receipt).
3. Change the Sales Order's Location
If the customer allows shipment from another location (e.g., direct shipment from a secondary warehouse), update the Location Code on the sales order before shipment.
Caution: This has pricing, tax, and logistics implications.
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🔚 Final Answer
> ✅ You must either change the location on the sales order or transfer the stock first using a Transfer Order.
❌ Sales Picks and Shipments cannot automatically pull from other locations unless the item is physically available in the selected location.
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