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# Item Transfers

> Move individual items between tables using Move Items mode — surgical corrections without touching the rest of the bill.

Item Transfer moves **specific line items** from one table to another. Use it when a whole-table transfer is too heavy — you just need to shift a coffee, a pizza, or a wrong order to the right group.

## Overview

Item Transfer is enabled from the Table Session modal's **Move Items** mode. You select items on the source table, then pick a target table, and only those items move.

Everything else — the rest of the bill, the discounts, the waiter, the guest count — stays where it is.

## Enter Move Items mode

1. Open the source table.
2. In the Table Session modal, tap **Move Items**.
3. The item list becomes selectable. Checkboxes appear beside each line.

<Frame caption="Move Items mode — pick items, then choose a target">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/dishink/images/tables/item-transfers.png" alt="Item transfer" />
</Frame>

4. Tap the items you want to move. Tap them again to deselect.
5. Tap **Choose target**. A picker shows valid target tables.
6. Pick the target. Confirm.

The items disappear from the source bill and appear on the target bill immediately.

## What can be moved

* **Un-sent items** in the cart: moved cleanly.
* **Sent items** already on KDS: moved on the bill, and the KDS ticket is updated to show the new table name.
* **Discounted items**: the discount travels with the item.
* **Voided items**: cannot be transferred — voids are terminal.

## Valid target rules

Item Transfer is stricter than table transfer. A target must be:

* **Active** — must already have an open session. You can't transfer items to a free table (open it first, or use a table transfer).
* **Not split** — the split lock blocks item transfers, just like it blocks merges.
* **Not merged** — merged secondaries are not selectable. If you need to move into a merged group, target the **primary**.

<Warning>
  If the target you want isn't listed, check its state on the floor plan. Split, merged, or free tables are hidden from the item-transfer picker.
</Warning>

## Split lock and item transfers

If the source **or** target has an active split, item transfer is blocked. The split references specific line items; letting them move would silently break the split logic.

Resolve the split first (pay it, or clear it), then transfer.

## Kitchen implications

When you move a **sent** item:

* The KDS ticket for that item retags to the new table.
* If the item is already being prepared, the kitchen sees the retag in real time.
* If the item is already completed, the runner needs to know verbally where to deliver it now.

<Note>
  Item transfers are audit-logged. Managers can see who moved what, when, and between which tables in the shift report and manager audit log.
</Note>

## Tips & best practices

<Tip>
  Item Transfer is the **surgical tool** for "wrong table, right table" mistakes. Use it instead of voiding and re-adding — voids stay on the audit report and clutter shift analytics.
</Tip>

<Tip>
  When two tables split a shared platter, transfer half the platter's charge (or a proportional discount) to the other bill — cleaner than a split payment.
</Tip>

<Tip>
  Selecting many items at once is faster on a tablet: long-press the first item to enter select mode, then tap the others.
</Tip>

## Common mistakes

* **Trying to transfer to a free table.** Open the target first, or use a full [Table Transfer](/tables/table-transfers).
* **Trying to move a voided item.** Voids are terminal. Add a new item on the target if needed.
* **Item transfer with an active split.** Blocked. Clear the split first.
* **Moving items after kitchen has plated.** Runner delivers to the old seat. Communicate verbally.

## Related pages

* [Table Transfers](/tables/table-transfers)
* [Merging Tables](/tables/merging-tables)
* [Moving Items Between Tables](/waiter/moving-items)
* [Voids](/pos/voids)
* [Split Bills](/pos/split-bills)