# Allocating Voyages to a Trade

There are different ways to allocate a voyage to a trade. 

### Voyage Drawer

In the voyage drawer you have to navigate to the Organisational Data tab, and then you will find the Trade dropdown as the second field on this page.

<figure><img src="/files/HdkiMcBdCMHBDHasCHTP" alt=""><figcaption><p>Organisational Data tab on the Voyage Drawer</p></figcaption></figure>

Every trade dropdown in the system will list up the options following this rule:

* Single item is Trade (First and second option in the image below)
* Two items are either&#x20;
  * Trade - Pattern (Third option)
  * Route - Trade (Fourth and fifth options)
* Three Items are Route - Trade - Pattern (Last option)

<figure><img src="/files/i5LLi3yzNblOMo5Bfboy" alt=""><figcaption><p>Trade options</p></figcaption></figure>

Selecting a Trade here will display the warning below as the system will change the trade for all cargoes on the voyage to the Trade you selected.

<figure><img src="/files/b58AXKreayGlBpPmx2f8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Warning modal when selecting a Trade</p></figcaption></figure>

### Create Voyage Charter & Create Template Voyage

In the lower right corner of both the Create Voyage Charter and -Create Template Voyage modals there is the option to selected which Trade the voyage will be part of. The field is highlighted in the image below.

<figure><img src="/files/4EGbUMLfpOleAwFyKv7u" alt=""><figcaption><p>Create Voyage Charter modal with Trade dropdown highlighted</p></figcaption></figure>

### Create Time Charter Out

In the bottom right section of the Create Time Charter Out modal the Trade dropdown is located.

<figure><img src="/files/gRV2hMeNpycFmtqfFhZh" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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