Move assets between custodians with a complete audit trail every time

Account Asset Transfer & Custody Chain gives fixed-asset accountants, auditors, and facility managers a structured way to relocate, reassign, and track custody of capitalized assets across locations, branches, and companies — with configurable approvals, value-threshold escalation, and a queryable custody history for every asset.

The problem

Odoo tracks asset depreciation and value, but offers no structured way to record who is accountable for an asset or where it physically sits. Custody handoffs happen off-system in email and spreadsheets, breaking the chain of ownership that auditors, insurers, and internal controls depend on when an asset goes missing or is questioned.

The solution

Account Asset Transfer & Custody Chain adds a full transfer lifecycle — draft, submitted, approved, in transit, completed — with a first-class custody chain on every asset. High-value transfers escalate automatically for manager approval, invalid or duplicate transfers are blocked, and every location's inventory is one click away.

Capabilities

Everything you need for accountable asset transfers

Every capability below is implemented in the module.

01

Guided transfer workflow

Every transfer moves through explicit stages — draft, submitted, approved, in transit, completed — so users always know what has happened and what is next.

02

First-class custody chain

A chronological, queryable history of every custodian and location an asset has passed through, visible directly on the asset record for audits and insurance claims.

03

Value-threshold approval escalation

Transfers above a configurable value threshold automatically require manager approval, closing the authorization gap left open by competing apps.

04

Configurable transfer types

Define your own transfer reasons — relocation, reassignment, disposal prep, or Asset Under Construction — each with its own approval and AUC rules.

05

Managed asset locations

Maintain a structured list of locations tied to your company hierarchy, each showing a live inventory of the assets currently held there.

06

Transfer validation guardrails

The system blocks double-transfers, invalid-state moves, and transfers of assets already in transit, with a clear inline explanation of why.

07

PDF transfer document

Print a professional, signature-ready transfer document from any completed transfer for filing and compliance records.

08

Custodian & location analytics

Ready-made pivot and graph views break down transfer activity by custodian, location, and reason so managers can spot patterns and bottlenecks.

09

Asset Under Construction transfers

Transfer in-progress capital assets between locations and custodians — a use case unserved by every competing app.

Workflow

How it works

1

Initiate

Start a transfer from an asset or a location, naming the destination and the new responsible custodian.

2

Approve

Submit for approval; high-value transfers automatically escalate to a manager based on your configured threshold.

3

Fulfill

Mark the transfer in transit and complete it once the asset physically arrives at its new location.

4

Reconcile

The custody chain updates automatically, giving you an always-current, auditable record of who holds every asset and where.

Questions

Frequently asked

No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.

No. It layers a transfer and custody workflow on top of Odoo Assets (Accounting) — depreciation and valuation remain fully native; this module adds who holds each asset and where.

Get the app

Buy it on the Odoo App Store

Purchase, download and install directly from the official Odoo Apps Store — you'll always get the latest supported build.

Account Asset Transfer

Move fixed assets between custodians, departments and locations through a guided workflow with value-threshold approvals — so every handoff leaves a signed, auditable custody record instead of an email.

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