How is fulfillment from another branch handled when the chosen branch is out of stock?

When the chosen branch is out of stock but another branch has the item, the order (or the affected portion) is transferred to that branch to fulfil, and the master data is unchanged (only the per-branch stock differs). So a stockout at one location doesn't fail the order if the network has the item elsewhere — fulfilment moves to where the stock is. This is the inventory and…

When the chosen branch is out of stock but another branch has the item, the order (or the affected portion) is transferred to that branch to fulfil, and the master data is unchanged (only the per-branch stock differs). So a stockout at one location doesn't fail the order if the network has the item elsewhere — fulfilment moves to where the stock is. This is the inventory and split-fulfilment models working together to maximize the chance the customer gets their order.