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title: "FulfillmentProcess"
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## defaultFulfillmentProcess

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The default [FulfillmentProcess](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-process#fulfillmentprocess). This process includes the following actions:

* Executes the configured `FulfillmentHandler.onFulfillmentTransition()` before any state
  transition.
* On cancellation of a Fulfillment, creates the necessary [Cancellation](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/stock-movement#cancellation) & [Allocation](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/stock-movement#allocation)
  stock movement records.
* When a Fulfillment transitions from the `Created` to `Pending` state, the necessary
  [Sale](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/stock-movement#sale) stock movements are created.

## FulfillmentProcess

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A FulfillmentProcess is used to define the way the fulfillment process works as in: what states a Fulfillment can be
in, and how it may transition from one state to another. Using the `onTransitionStart()` hook, a
FulfillmentProcess can perform checks before allowing a state transition to occur, and the `onTransitionEnd()`
hook allows logic to be executed after a state change.

For detailed description of the interface members, see the [StateMachineConfig](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/state-machine-config#statemachineconfig) docs.

```ts title="Signature"
interface FulfillmentProcess<State extends keyof CustomFulfillmentStates | string> extends InjectableStrategy {
    transitions?: Transitions<State, State | FulfillmentState> &
        Partial<Transitions<FulfillmentState | State>>;
    onTransitionStart?: OnTransitionStartFn<State | FulfillmentState, FulfillmentTransitionData>;
    onTransitionEnd?: OnTransitionEndFn<State | FulfillmentState, FulfillmentTransitionData>;
    onTransitionError?: OnTransitionErrorFn<State | FulfillmentState>;
}
```

* Extends: [`InjectableStrategy`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/injectable-strategy#injectablestrategy)

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### transitions

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/transitions#transitions'>Transitions</a><State, State | <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-state#fulfillmentstate'>FulfillmentState</a>> &#38;         Partial<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/transitions#transitions'>Transitions</a><<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-state#fulfillmentstate'>FulfillmentState</a> | State>>`}   />

### onTransitionStart

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/state-machine-config#ontransitionstartfn'>OnTransitionStartFn</a><State | <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-state#fulfillmentstate'>FulfillmentState</a>, <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-transition-data#fulfillmenttransitiondata'>FulfillmentTransitionData</a>>`}   />

### onTransitionEnd

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/state-machine-config#ontransitionendfn'>OnTransitionEndFn</a><State | <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-state#fulfillmentstate'>FulfillmentState</a>, <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-transition-data#fulfillmenttransitiondata'>FulfillmentTransitionData</a>>`}   />

### onTransitionError

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/state-machine/state-machine-config#ontransitionerrorfn'>OnTransitionErrorFn</a><State | <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/fulfillment/fulfillment-state#fulfillmentstate'>FulfillmentState</a>>`}   />

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