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Receive a Metrc External Transfer in NYS

Receive genetics via Metrc's External Transfer feature. Request activation, configure in Flourish, create transfer manifest in Metrc, sync packages for inventory conversion.

Use Metrc's "External Transfer" feature to receive genetics (seeds) from outside of Metrc. This feature is enabled by request. Please open a ticket with Metrc to initiate the process.

Reference: http://cannabis.ny.gov/sts-faqs

Please assign the tags and accept them. Then, click the “Sync from Metrc” button within Flourish to import the newly received packages. All of the on-hand inventory will be converted to Metrc tags.

Pre-Requsites

  • We recommend setting the item up in Flourish first. Reference the New York Specifications. This includes setting the strain up.
  • You must have an Area set up to locate the inventory.
  • Metrc will turn on the External Transfer feature.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Log in to Metrc: https://ny.metrc.com/log-in/
  2. Click “External” within the Transfers menu
Screenshot of the Metrc web interface at demo.metrc.com showing the Transfers navigation menu expanded, with the "External" option highlighted in blue.
  1. Click “New Transfer” to make the manifest.
The image shows the External Transfers page in the Metrc demo environment (ny.metrc.com), displaying the "Incoming" tab with a single transfer record of type "Beginning Inventory"…
  1. Select the item, populate the Metrc tag, choose an area, and click "Complete Transfer" at the bottom of the screen to complete this process.
Note: Click “Edit” on the screen above to view the current Area for the transfer populated within the Planned Route if needed. The best practice is to enter the first tag into the Tag Sequence, which will assign them sequentially. Additionally, it’s best to enter the Location and click the checkbox to populate it for each row.
The image shows the Metrc "Edit Incoming Transfer" modal dialog, where users configure an external transfer manifest by entering details such as the manifest number, transfer type…
The image shows the Metrc "Complete Incoming Transfer" dialog, which displays the manifest details (number 0000156710, Transfer Type: Beginning Inventory) along with a Template…
  1. In Flourish, click the Sync Metrc Packages from the All Packages grid.
The image shows the Flourish Software All Packages inventory grid for a facility called "Starbase NY Processing," highlighting the "Sync METRC Packages" button in the upper-right…
  1. The inventory will appear in Flourish

Next Steps

  1. Plant seeds using this screen.

How did we do?

Item and Category Configuration for New York State Compliance

New York - Outbound - Manage Adult-Use Cannabis Products Tax

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