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Containers can be transferred from one position to another across freezers (v10.x) or within the same freezer (earlier versions). It adds a "Transfer Event" on the container and stored specimens to keep an audit of these movements and includes them in reports.
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Pre-requisitesThe 'Parent Site' should be the same for source and destination containers. The 'Collection Protocol' and 'Specimen Types' restrictions should match. The new positions to which the containers are being moved should not be already occupied.
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Transfer containers within/across freezers via UI
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From the containers page click on Actions → Transfer 
2. Scan/paste the container's unique name or barcode and Click on Add  3. Select the Parent container and position, add a reason (mandatory) → Submit  4. Transferred container can be seen under the selected Parent container. Transfer event is added at 3 places Transferred container Descendents of the container All specimens in container/ descendants
   5. You can also ‘Transfer’ individual containers from the container overview page → More → Transfer  | Note |
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Note - Selecting Parent Container: The dropdown shows the first 100 values that are available. You can click on the "Search" icon (magnifying glass) from the pop-up to see the containers eligible as a parent location for the transfer container. Alternatively, you can start typing the initials of the container name, and it will appear.
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Move Containers in Bulk
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 Column Name | Datatype | Mandatory? (Update) | Description | Validations |
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Name | String | Yes | Name of the containers that need to be moved | It should be an existing and unique name within the system storage | Storage Location#Parent Container Name | String | Yes | The name of the parent container, i.e., New Location |
| Storage Location#Column | Integer |
| The new position in its container |
| Storage Location#Row | Integer |
| The new position in its container |
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