Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/BranchConfigController.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using ERPCore.Dtos.Config;
+using ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Controllers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Branch configuration endpoints — the singleton toggle for whether this deployment
+/// requires a branch on Employee/Warehouse records at all.
+/// <para>
+/// <b>Authorization:</b> writes are admitted by the inherited ERP door policy only, same
+/// Phase-1 posture as <see cref="ProductConfigController"/> — any ERP-admitted user can
+/// flip this flag until per-endpoint RBAC lands.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+[Route("api/v1/branch-config")]
+public sealed class BranchConfigController : ApiControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly IBranchConfigService _config;
+
+    public BranchConfigController(IBranchConfigService config) => _config = config;
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(BranchConfigDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<BranchConfigDto>> Get(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var result = await _config.GetAsync(ct);
+        SetETag(result.RowVersion);
+        return Ok(result.Value);
+    }
+
+    [HttpPut]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(BranchConfigDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status400BadRequest)]
+    [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status412PreconditionFailed)]
+    public async Task<ActionResult<BranchConfigDto>> Update(
+        [FromBody] UpdateBranchConfigRequest request, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var expected = RequireIfMatch();
+        var result = await _config.UpdateAsync(request, expected, ct);
+        SetETag(result.RowVersion);
+        return Ok(result.Value);
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/DashboardController.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ public sealed class DashboardController : ApiControllerBase
     /// <summary>Aggregate counts for stock, GRN, and procurement.</summary>
     [HttpGet("stats")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(DashboardStatsDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<DashboardStatsDto>> GetStats(CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _dashboard.GetStatsAsync(ct));
+    public async Task<ActionResult<DashboardStatsDto>> GetStats([FromQuery] int? branchId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _dashboard.GetStatsAsync(branchId, ct));
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/GrnsController.cs

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ public sealed class GrnsController : ApiControllerBase
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<GrnSummaryDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<GrnSummaryDto>>> List(
         [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] GrnStatus? status, [FromQuery] int? poId,
-        [FromQuery] int? vendorId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _grns.ListAsync(query, status, poId, vendorId, warehouseId, ct));
+        [FromQuery] int? vendorId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _grns.ListAsync(query, status, poId, vendorId, warehouseId, branchId, ct));
 
     [HttpGet("{grnId:int}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(GrnDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/SalesInvoicesController.cs

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ public sealed class SalesInvoicesController : ApiControllerBase
         [FromQuery] SalesInvoiceStatus? status,
         [FromQuery] int? customerId,
         [FromQuery] int? warehouseId,
+        [FromQuery] int? branchId,
         CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _invoices.ListAsync(query, status, customerId, warehouseId, ct));
+        => Ok(await _invoices.ListAsync(query, status, customerId, warehouseId, branchId, ct));
 
     [HttpGet("{salesInvoiceId:int}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(SalesInvoiceDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/StockAdjustmentsController.cs

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public sealed class StockAdjustmentsController : ApiControllerBase
     [HttpGet]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<AdjustmentSummaryDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<AdjustmentSummaryDto>>> List(
-        [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _adjustments.ListAsync(query, warehouseId, reasonCodeId, ct));
+        [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, [FromQuery] int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _adjustments.ListAsync(query, warehouseId, branchId, reasonCodeId, ct));
 
     /// <summary>Get one adjustment with its lines and the ledger entries it posted.</summary>
     [HttpGet("{adjustmentId:int}")]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/StockController.cs

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ public sealed class StockController : ApiControllerBase
     [HttpGet("on-hand/list")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<StockOnHandDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<StockOnHandDto>>> OnHandList(
-        [FromQuery] int? itemId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _stock.GetOnHandListAsync(itemId, warehouseId, query, ct));
+        [FromQuery] int? itemId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, [FromQuery] PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _stock.GetOnHandListAsync(itemId, warehouseId, branchId, query, ct));
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Immutable movement history. <c>sourceDocType</c>/<c>sourceDocId</c> answer "what did
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ public sealed class StockController : ApiControllerBase
     [HttpGet("ledger")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<StockLedgerRowDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<StockLedgerRowDto>>> Ledger(
-        [FromQuery] int? itemId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId,
+        [FromQuery] int? itemId, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId,
         [FromQuery] DateOnly? from, [FromQuery] DateOnly? to,
         [FromQuery] string? sourceDocType, [FromQuery] int? sourceDocId,
         [FromQuery] PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _stock.GetLedgerAsync(itemId, warehouseId, from, to, sourceDocType, sourceDocId, query, ct));
+        => Ok(await _stock.GetLedgerAsync(itemId, warehouseId, branchId, from, to, sourceDocType, sourceDocId, query, ct));
 
     [HttpGet("valuation")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(StockValuationDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public sealed class StockController : ApiControllerBase
     [HttpGet("reorder-alerts")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>>> ReorderAlerts(
-        [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _reorder.GetAlertsAsync(warehouseId, query, ct));
+        [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, [FromQuery] PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _reorder.GetAlertsAsync(warehouseId, branchId, query, ct));
 
     /// <summary>Create a draft requisition for an item's suggested reorder quantity.</summary>
     [HttpPost("reorder-alerts/{itemId:int}/requisition")]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/StockCountsController.cs

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public sealed class StockCountsController : ApiControllerBase
     [HttpGet]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<CountSummaryDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<CountSummaryDto>>> List(
-        [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] CountStatus? status, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _counts.ListAsync(query, status, warehouseId, ct));
+        [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] CountStatus? status, [FromQuery] int? warehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _counts.ListAsync(query, status, warehouseId, branchId, ct));
 
     [HttpGet("{countId:int}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(CountDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/StockTransfersController.cs

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ public sealed class StockTransfersController : ApiControllerBase
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(PagedResponse<TransferSummaryDto>), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<PagedResponse<TransferSummaryDto>>> List(
         [FromQuery] PageQuery query, [FromQuery] TransferStatus? status,
-        [FromQuery] int? srcWarehouseId, [FromQuery] int? destWarehouseId, CancellationToken ct)
-        => Ok(await _transfers.ListAsync(query, status, srcWarehouseId, destWarehouseId, ct));
+        [FromQuery] int? srcWarehouseId, [FromQuery] int? destWarehouseId, [FromQuery] int? branchId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => Ok(await _transfers.ListAsync(query, status, srcWarehouseId, destWarehouseId, branchId, ct));
 
     [HttpGet("{transferId:int}")]
     [ProducesResponseType(typeof(TransferDto), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]

Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/UsersController.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Common;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Hrm;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Users;
+using ERPCore.Infra.Auth;
 using ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ public sealed class UsersController : ApiControllerBase
 {
     private readonly IUserManagementService _users;
     private readonly IEmployeeUserLinkService _links;
+    private readonly ICurrentUser _currentUser;
 
-    public UsersController(IUserManagementService users, IEmployeeUserLinkService links)
+    public UsersController(IUserManagementService users, IEmployeeUserLinkService links, ICurrentUser currentUser)
     {
         _users = users;
         _links = links;
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
     }
 
     /// <summary>Advisory forward-direction lookup: does a Staff record already exist with this email? (docs/12-BACKEND-HRM.md A.5)</summary>
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ public sealed class UsersController : ApiControllerBase
     [ProducesResponseType(StatusCodes.Status409Conflict)]
     public async Task<ActionResult<ManagedUserDto>> Create([FromBody] CreateUserRequest request, CancellationToken ct)
     {
-        var result = await _users.CreateAsync(request, ct);
+        var result = await _users.CreateAsync(request, _currentUser.AuditUserId, ct);
         return Created($"/api/v1/users/{result.UserId}", result);
     }
 

Backend/ERPCore/Domain/Entities/Branch.cs

@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ using ERPCore.Domain.Enums;
 namespace ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Branch/location master (FR-HR-MD-01) — multi-branch readiness. Referenced
-/// optionally by <see cref="Employee.BranchId"/> and <see cref="PayrollRun.BranchId"/>.
+/// Branch/location master (FR-HR-MD-01) — multi-branch readiness. Required by
+/// <see cref="Employee.BranchId"/>, optionally referenced by <see cref="PayrollRun.BranchId"/>.
 /// Deactivated, not deleted, when referenced. Model: docs/12-BACKEND-HRM.md Part C.1.
 /// </summary>
 public class Branch
 {
     public int BranchId { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>Server-generated on create ("BR-001", "BR-002", ...) — never accepted from the client.</summary>
     public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string? Address { get; set; }
+    public string? PhoneNumber { get; set; }
     public EntityStatus Status { get; set; } = EntityStatus.Active;
 
     public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }

Backend/ERPCore/Domain/Entities/BranchConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Branch configuration — a singleton row (single-tenant, docs/00-CORE §1) gating whether
+/// this deployment uses branches at all. When <see cref="BranchingEnabled"/> is off, the
+/// Employee/Warehouse create forms stop asking for a branch and every new record is
+/// silently assigned to the deployment's one default branch instead — schema-wise
+/// <c>Employee.BranchId</c>/<c>Warehouse.BranchId</c> stay <c>NOT NULL</c> either way, only
+/// the UI/UX requirement toggles. See <see cref="Services.BranchConfigService.ResolveBranchIdAsync"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public class BranchConfig
+{
+    /// <summary>Always 1 - the singleton row's id.</summary>
+    public const int SingletonId = 1;
+
+    public int ConfigId { get; set; }
+
+    public bool BranchingEnabled { get; set; } = true;
+
+    public DateTime? UpdatedAt { get; set; }
+
+    public int? UpdatedBy { get; set; }
+    public User? UpdatedByUser { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>PostgreSQL xmin-backed optimistic concurrency token (ETag source).</summary>
+    public uint RowVersion { get; set; }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Domain/Entities/Employee.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class Employee
     public Designation? Designation { get; set; }
     public int EmploymentTypeId { get; set; }
     public EmploymentType? EmploymentType { get; set; }
-    public int? BranchId { get; set; }
+    public int BranchId { get; set; }
     public Branch? Branch { get; set; }
     public int WorkShiftId { get; set; }
     public WorkShift? WorkShift { get; set; }

Backend/ERPCore/Domain/Entities/Warehouse.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ public class Warehouse
     public int WarehouseId { get; set; }
     public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public int BranchId { get; set; }
+    public Branch? Branch { get; set; }
 
     public ICollection<Bin> Bins { get; set; } = new List<Bin>();
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Config/BranchConfigDtos.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Dtos.Config;
+
+/// <summary>Branch configuration resource — the singleton toggle for whether this deployment
+/// requires a branch on Employee/Warehouse records at all.</summary>
+public sealed record BranchConfigDto(bool BranchingEnabled, DateTime? UpdatedAt, int? UpdatedBy);
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Full replacement of the flag. <c>UpdatedBy</c> is derived from the token, never posted.
+/// <para>
+/// <see cref="BranchingEnabled"/> is <see cref="bool"/>? deliberately: <c>[Required]</c> on a
+/// non-nullable bool is a no-op, so an omitted flag would otherwise silently bind to
+/// <c>false</c>. Nullable makes the requirement actually bind — an omitted flag is a 400.
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class UpdateBranchConfigRequest
+{
+    [Required] public bool? BranchingEnabled { get; set; }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Hrm/EmployeeDtos.cs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Dtos.Hrm;
 public sealed record EmployeeListItemDto(
     int EmployeeId, string EmployeeCode, string FullName, string? Email,
     int DepartmentId, string? DepartmentName, int DesignationId, string? DesignationName,
-    int EmploymentTypeId, string? EmploymentTypeName, int? BranchId, string? BranchName,
+    int EmploymentTypeId, string? EmploymentTypeName, int BranchId, string? BranchName,
     EmployeeStatus Status, bool HasUserLink, DateTime HireDate);
 
 public sealed record EmployeeDetailDto(
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public sealed record EmployeeDetailDto(
     string? City, string? PostalCode, string? Country,
     string? EmergencyContactName, string? EmergencyContactRelationship, string? EmergencyContactPhone,
     DateTime HireDate, DateTime? ConfirmationDate, DateTime? LastWorkingDate,
-    int DepartmentId, int DesignationId, int EmploymentTypeId, int? BranchId, int WorkShiftId,
+    int DepartmentId, int DesignationId, int EmploymentTypeId, int BranchId, int WorkShiftId,
     int? ReportingManagerId, string? EpfNumber, string? EtfNumber, string? TaxIdentificationNumber,
     int? UserId, EmployeeStatus Status, DateTime CreatedAt, DateTime? UpdatedAt);
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public sealed class CreateEmployeeRequest
     [Required] public int DepartmentId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int DesignationId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int EmploymentTypeId { get; set; }
-    public int? BranchId { get; set; }
+    [Required] public int BranchId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int WorkShiftId { get; set; }
     public int? ReportingManagerId { get; set; }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public sealed class UpdateEmployeeRequest
     [Required] public int DepartmentId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int DesignationId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int EmploymentTypeId { get; set; }
-    public int? BranchId { get; set; }
+    [Required] public int BranchId { get; set; }
     [Required] public int WorkShiftId { get; set; }
     public int? ReportingManagerId { get; set; }
 

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Hrm/OrgMasterDtos.cs

@@ -7,20 +7,22 @@ namespace ERPCore.Dtos.Hrm;
 // ids, timestamps) excluded from create/update requests (02-SECURITY B.6/C.1).
 
 public sealed record BranchDto(
-    int BranchId, string Code, string Name, string? Address, EntityStatus Status,
+    int BranchId, string Code, string Name, string? Address, string? PhoneNumber, EntityStatus Status,
     DateTime CreatedAt, DateTime? UpdatedAt);
 
+// Code is server-generated (BranchService.GenerateCodeAsync) — never accepted from the client.
 public sealed class CreateBranchRequest
 {
-    [Required, StringLength(20)] public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [Required, StringLength(200)] public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [StringLength(500)] public string? Address { get; set; }
+    [StringLength(30)] public string? PhoneNumber { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class UpdateBranchRequest
 {
     [Required, StringLength(200)] public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [StringLength(500)] public string? Address { get; set; }
+    [StringLength(30)] public string? PhoneNumber { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed record DepartmentDto(

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Rbac/MeDtos.cs

@@ -2,5 +2,13 @@ namespace ERPCore.Dtos.Rbac;
 
 /// <summary>Response for `GET /api/v1/auth/me` — the frontend's authoritative source
 /// for the current user's role and permitted sidebar nav codes (replaces trusting
-/// the stale, client-only `roleId` cached in localStorage).</summary>
-public sealed record MeResponseDto(string? RoleCode, string? RoleName, IReadOnlyList<string> NavCodes);
+/// the stale, client-only `roleId` cached in localStorage). <see cref="BranchId"/>/
+/// <see cref="BranchName"/> come from the caller's linked <c>Employee</c> record, when
+/// one exists — null for a login with no Employee link. <see cref="IsAdmin"/> gates
+/// branch pickers client-side only (no server-side branch enforcement exists yet,
+/// see docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md). <see cref="BranchingEnabled"/> mirrors the
+/// singleton <c>BranchConfig</c> toggle — when false the frontend hides branch pickers
+/// entirely rather than merely restricting them by role.</summary>
+public sealed record MeResponseDto(
+    string? RoleCode, string? RoleName, IReadOnlyList<string> NavCodes,
+    bool IsAdmin, int? BranchId, string? BranchName, bool BranchingEnabled);

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Users/UserDtos.cs

@@ -30,6 +30,22 @@ public sealed class CreateUserRequest
     /// email-lookup — never automatic, even on an exact email match (docs/12-BACKEND-HRM.md A.5).
     /// </summary>
     public int? LinkEmployeeId { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Required, together with <see cref="DepartmentId"/>/<see cref="DesignationId"/>/
+    /// <see cref="EmploymentTypeId"/>/<see cref="WorkShiftId"/>/<see cref="BranchId"/>, whenever
+    /// the assigned Role is not Admin and <see cref="LinkEmployeeId"/> is not supplied: creates
+    /// the linked Employee record whose BranchId is what actually scopes this account to one
+    /// branch (see BranchAccessService.EnsureBranchVisibleAsync).
+    /// </summary>
+    public string? EmployeeCode { get; set; }
+    public int? BranchId { get; set; }
+    public int? DepartmentId { get; set; }
+    public int? DesignationId { get; set; }
+    public int? EmploymentTypeId { get; set; }
+    public int? WorkShiftId { get; set; }
+    /// <summary>Defaults to today when omitted.</summary>
+    public DateTime? HireDate { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class UpdateUserRoleRequest

Backend/ERPCore/Dtos/Warehouses/WarehouseDtos.cs

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
 namespace ERPCore.Dtos.Warehouses;
 
-/// <summary>Warehouse resource (docs/11-BACKEND-PHASE1.md §2.5).</summary>
-public sealed record WarehouseDto(int WarehouseId, string Code, string Name);
+/// <summary>Warehouse resource (docs/11-BACKEND-PHASE1.md §2.5). <see cref="BranchId"/> is
+/// the anchor `docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md` uses to branch-scope everything that carries
+/// a `warehouseId` (Sales, GRN, stock, ...) without a column on every one of those entities.</summary>
+public sealed record WarehouseDto(int WarehouseId, string Code, string Name, int BranchId, string? BranchName);
 
 /// <summary>Bin/location resource (docs/11 §2.5).</summary>
 public sealed record BinDto(int BinId, int WarehouseId, string Code, string? BinType);
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ public sealed class CreateWarehouseRequest
 {
     [Required, StringLength(50)] public string Code { get; set; } = string.Empty;
     [Required, StringLength(200)] public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    [Required] public int BranchId { get; set; }
 }
 
 public sealed class CreateBinRequest

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Auth/CurrentUser.cs

@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ public sealed class CurrentUser : ICurrentUser
     }
 
     public int AuditUserId => int.TryParse(UserId, out var id) ? id : User.SystemUserId;
+
+    public string? RoleCode => _accessor.HttpContext?.User?.FindFirstValue(AuthHexClaims.RoleCode);
+
+    public bool IsAdmin => string.Equals(RoleCode?.Trim(), "Admin", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Auth/ICurrentUser.cs

@@ -19,4 +19,14 @@ public interface ICurrentUser
 
     /// <summary>True when the request carries an authenticated principal.</summary>
     bool IsAuthenticated { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>The AuthHex <c>RoleCode</c> claim verbatim, or null if absent/unauthenticated.</summary>
+    string? RoleCode { get; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// True when <see cref="RoleCode"/> is "Admin" (case-insensitive — AuthHex mints the claim
+    /// independently of ERPCore's stored casing). Mirrors <c>RoleService.GetMeAsync</c>'s check;
+    /// the only role that bypasses branch-scoping (see <see cref="Services.Interfaces.IBranchAccessService"/>).
+    /// </summary>
+    bool IsAdmin { get; }
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/Configurations/BranchConfigConfiguration.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata.Builders;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Infra.Persistence.Configurations;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Configures the singleton branch-configuration row. The check constraint is what makes
+/// "singleton" a database guarantee rather than a convention (mirrors ProductConfig).
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class BranchConfigConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<BranchConfig>
+{
+    public void Configure(EntityTypeBuilder<BranchConfig> builder)
+    {
+        builder.ToTable("branch_config", t =>
+            t.HasCheckConstraint("ck_branch_config_singleton", $"\"ConfigId\" = {BranchConfig.SingletonId}"));
+
+        builder.HasKey(c => c.ConfigId);
+
+        // The id is fixed, never generated — there is exactly one row, seeded by DataSeeder.
+        builder.Property(c => c.ConfigId).ValueGeneratedNever();
+
+        builder.Property(c => c.BranchingEnabled).IsRequired().HasDefaultValue(true);
+
+        // PostgreSQL xmin system column as the optimistic concurrency token (ETag).
+        builder.Property(c => c.RowVersion).IsRowVersion();
+
+        builder.HasOne(c => c.UpdatedByUser)
+            .WithMany()
+            .HasForeignKey(c => c.UpdatedBy)
+            .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/Configurations/BranchConfiguration.cs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public sealed class BranchConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Branch>
         builder.HasIndex(b => b.Code).IsUnique();
         builder.Property(b => b.Name).IsRequired().HasMaxLength(200);
         builder.Property(b => b.Address).HasMaxLength(500);
+        builder.Property(b => b.PhoneNumber).HasMaxLength(30);
 
         builder.Property(b => b.Status)
             .HasConversion<string>().HasMaxLength(20).IsRequired()

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/Configurations/PermissionConfiguration.cs

@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public sealed class PermissionConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Permissio
             new Permission { PermissionId = 36, Code = "NAV:production.templates", SubNavItemId = 27 },
             new Permission { PermissionId = 37, Code = "NAV:production.runs", SubNavItemId = 25 },
             new Permission { PermissionId = 38, Code = "NAV:production.produced", SubNavItemId = 26 },
-            new Permission { PermissionId = 39, Code = "NAV:procurement.purchase-invoices", SubNavItemId = 28 }
+            new Permission { PermissionId = 39, Code = "NAV:procurement.purchase-invoices", SubNavItemId = 28 },
+            new Permission { PermissionId = 40, Code = "NAV:settings.branches", SubNavItemId = 29 }
         );
     }
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/Configurations/SubNavItemConfiguration.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public sealed class SubNavItemConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<SubNavIte
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 4, NavItemId = 2, Code = "products.item-type", Label = "Item Type", Href = "/dashboard/products/item-types", SortOrder = 4 },
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 5, NavItemId = 2, Code = "products.uom", Label = "UOM", Href = "/dashboard/products/uoms", SortOrder = 5 },
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 6, NavItemId = 2, Code = "products.configuration", Label = "Configuration", Href = "/dashboard/products/settings", SortOrder = 6 },
+            new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 29, NavItemId = 9, Code = "settings.branches", Label = "Branches", Href = "/dashboard/settings/branches", SortOrder = 0 },
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 7, NavItemId = 9, Code = "settings.roles", Label = "Roles", Href = "/dashboard/settings/roles", SortOrder = 1 },
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 8, NavItemId = 9, Code = "settings.users", Label = "Users", Href = "/dashboard/settings/users", SortOrder = 2 },
             new SubNavItem { SubNavItemId = 24, NavItemId = 9, Code = "settings.notification-config", Label = "Notification Config", Href = "/dashboard/settings/notification-config", SortOrder = 3 },

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/Configurations/WarehouseConfiguration.cs

@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ public sealed class WarehouseConfiguration : IEntityTypeConfiguration<Warehouse>
         builder.HasIndex(w => w.Code).IsUnique();
 
         builder.Property(w => w.Name).IsRequired().HasMaxLength(200);
+
+        builder.HasOne(w => w.Branch).WithMany()
+            .HasForeignKey(w => w.BranchId).OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+        builder.HasIndex(w => w.BranchId);
     }
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/DataSeeder.cs

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public static class DataSeeder
         dirty |= await SeedItemTypesAsync(db, ct);
         // dirty |= await SeedCompanyProfileAsync(db, ct);
         dirty |= await SeedProductConfigAsync(db, ct);
+        dirty |= await SeedBranchConfigAsync(db, ct);
         dirty |= await SeedNotificationConfigAsync(db, ct);
         dirty |= await SeedSalesMastersAsync(db, ct);
         dirty |= await SeedSalesStockAsync(db, ct);
@@ -110,6 +111,23 @@ public static class DataSeeder
         return true;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ensures the singleton branch-config row exists. New deployments start with branching
+    /// on — today's mandatory-branch behaviour — so nothing changes for anyone until an
+    /// admin deliberately switches it off from Settings.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static async Task<bool> SeedBranchConfigAsync(ErpDbContext db, CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        if (await db.BranchConfig.AnyAsync(c => c.ConfigId == BranchConfig.SingletonId, ct)) return false;
+
+        db.BranchConfig.Add(new BranchConfig
+        {
+            ConfigId = BranchConfig.SingletonId,
+            BranchingEnabled = true
+        });
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private static async Task<bool> SeedNotificationConfigAsync(ErpDbContext db, CancellationToken ct)
     {
         if (await db.NotificationConfig.AnyAsync(c => c.NotificationConfigId == NotificationConfig.SingletonId, ct)) return false;

Backend/ERPCore/Infra/Persistence/ErpDbContext.cs

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class ErpDbContext : DbContext
     
     /// <summary>Singleton row (FR-MD-11).</summary>
     public DbSet<ProductConfig> ProductConfig => Set<ProductConfig>();
+    /// <summary>Singleton row gating whether this deployment uses branches at all.</summary>
+    public DbSet<BranchConfig> BranchConfig => Set<BranchConfig>();
     /// <summary>Singleton row for notification delivery preferences.</summary>
     public DbSet<NotificationConfig> NotificationConfig => Set<NotificationConfig>();
     public DbSet<NotificationConfigModule> NotificationConfigModules => Set<NotificationConfigModule>();

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/20260901104702_AddBranchPhoneNumberAndCodeAutogen.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace ERPCore.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddBranchPhoneNumberAndCodeAutogen : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<string>(
+                name: "PhoneNumber",
+                table: "hr_branches",
+                type: "character varying(30)",
+                maxLength: 30,
+                nullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "PhoneNumber",
+                table: "hr_branches");
+        }
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/20260901120000_AddSettingsBranchesNavItem.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace ERPCore.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddSettingsBranchesNavItem : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.InsertData(
+                table: "sub_nav_items",
+                columns: new[] { "SubNavItemId", "Code", "Href", "Icon", "Label", "NavItemId", "SortOrder" },
+                values: new object[] { 29, "settings.branches", "/dashboard/settings/branches", null, "Branches", 9, 0 });
+
+            migrationBuilder.InsertData(
+                table: "permissions",
+                columns: new[] { "PermissionId", "Code", "NavItemId", "SubNavItemId" },
+                values: new object[] { 40, "NAV:settings.branches", null, 29 });
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DeleteData(
+                table: "permissions",
+                keyColumn: "PermissionId",
+                keyValue: 40);
+
+            migrationBuilder.DeleteData(
+                table: "sub_nav_items",
+                keyColumn: "SubNavItemId",
+                keyValue: 29);
+        }
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/20260902055505_MakeEmployeeBranchRequired.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace ERPCore.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class MakeEmployeeBranchRequired : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            // Branch becomes a required field on Employee going forward. Any pre-existing
+            // employee left with no branch is backfilled to a "Main Branch" placeholder
+            // (created only if it doesn't already exist) so the NOT NULL below never fails
+            // on live data.
+            migrationBuilder.Sql(@"
+                INSERT INTO hr_branches (""Code"", ""Name"", ""Status"", ""CreatedAt"")
+                SELECT 'BR-000', 'Main Branch', 'Active', now()
+                WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM hr_branches WHERE ""Code"" = 'BR-000')
+                  AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM hr_employees WHERE ""BranchId"" IS NULL);
+
+                UPDATE hr_employees
+                SET ""BranchId"" = (SELECT ""BranchId"" FROM hr_branches WHERE ""Code"" = 'BR-000')
+                WHERE ""BranchId"" IS NULL;
+            ");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AlterColumn<int>(
+                name: "BranchId",
+                table: "hr_employees",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: false,
+                oldClrType: typeof(int),
+                oldType: "integer",
+                oldNullable: true);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AlterColumn<int>(
+                name: "BranchId",
+                table: "hr_employees",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: true,
+                oldClrType: typeof(int),
+                oldType: "integer");
+        }
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/20260902094609_AddWarehouseBranch.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace ERPCore.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddWarehouseBranch : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.AddColumn<int>(
+                name: "BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: true);
+
+            // Backfill any pre-existing warehouse onto the same "Main Branch" placeholder
+            // used by the earlier MakeEmployeeBranchRequired migration (created only if it
+            // doesn't already exist) — keeps a single de-facto default rather than minting
+            // a second one — before the column is locked to NOT NULL below.
+            migrationBuilder.Sql(@"
+                INSERT INTO hr_branches (""Code"", ""Name"", ""Status"", ""CreatedAt"")
+                SELECT 'BR-000', 'Main Branch', 'Active', now()
+                WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM hr_branches WHERE ""Code"" = 'BR-000')
+                  AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM warehouses WHERE ""BranchId"" IS NULL);
+
+                UPDATE warehouses
+                SET ""BranchId"" = (SELECT ""BranchId"" FROM hr_branches WHERE ""Code"" = 'BR-000')
+                WHERE ""BranchId"" IS NULL;
+            ");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AlterColumn<int>(
+                name: "BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses",
+                type: "integer",
+                nullable: false,
+                oldClrType: typeof(int),
+                oldType: "integer",
+                oldNullable: true);
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_warehouses_BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses",
+                column: "BranchId");
+
+            migrationBuilder.AddForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_warehouses_hr_branches_BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses",
+                column: "BranchId",
+                principalTable: "hr_branches",
+                principalColumn: "BranchId",
+                onDelete: ReferentialAction.Restrict);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropForeignKey(
+                name: "FK_warehouses_hr_branches_BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropIndex(
+                name: "IX_warehouses_BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses");
+
+            migrationBuilder.DropColumn(
+                name: "BranchId",
+                table: "warehouses");
+        }
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/20260902095449_AddBranchConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace ERPCore.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddBranchConfig : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "branch_config",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    ConfigId = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false),
+                    BranchingEnabled = table.Column<bool>(type: "boolean", nullable: false, defaultValue: true),
+                    UpdatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: true),
+                    UpdatedBy = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: true),
+                    xmin = table.Column<uint>(type: "xid", rowVersion: true, nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_branch_config", x => x.ConfigId);
+                    table.CheckConstraint("ck_branch_config_singleton", "\"ConfigId\" = 1");
+                    table.ForeignKey(
+                        name: "FK_branch_config_users_UpdatedBy",
+                        column: x => x.UpdatedBy,
+                        principalTable: "users",
+                        principalColumn: "UserId",
+                        onDelete: ReferentialAction.Restrict);
+                });
+
+            migrationBuilder.CreateIndex(
+                name: "IX_branch_config_UpdatedBy",
+                table: "branch_config",
+                column: "UpdatedBy");
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "branch_config");
+        }
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Migrations/ErpDbContextModelSnapshot.cs

@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                         .HasMaxLength(200)
                         .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
 
+                    b.Property<string>("PhoneNumber")
+                        .HasMaxLength(30)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(30)");
+
                     b.Property<uint>("RowVersion")
                         .IsConcurrencyToken()
                         .ValueGeneratedOnAddOrUpdate()
@@ -323,6 +327,38 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("hr_branches", (string)null);
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.BranchConfig", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("ConfigId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("BranchingEnabled")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean")
+                        .HasDefaultValue(true);
+
+                    b.Property<uint>("RowVersion")
+                        .IsConcurrencyToken()
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAddOrUpdate()
+                        .HasColumnType("xid")
+                        .HasColumnName("xmin");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime?>("UpdatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<int?>("UpdatedBy")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.HasKey("ConfigId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UpdatedBy");
+
+                    b.ToTable("branch_config", null, t =>
+                        {
+                            t.HasCheckConstraint("ck_branch_config_singleton", "\"ConfigId\" = 1");
+                        });
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.Brand", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<int>("BrandId")
@@ -890,7 +926,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                         .HasMaxLength(200)
                         .HasColumnType("character varying(200)");
 
-                    b.Property<int?>("BranchId")
+                    b.Property<int>("BranchId")
                         .HasColumnType("integer");
 
                     b.Property<string>("City")
@@ -2943,6 +2979,12 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                             PermissionId = 39,
                             Code = "NAV:procurement.purchase-invoices",
                             SubNavItemId = 28
+                        },
+                        new
+                        {
+                            PermissionId = 40,
+                            Code = "NAV:settings.branches",
+                            SubNavItemId = 29
                         });
                 });
 
@@ -5394,6 +5436,16 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                             Status = "Active"
                         },
                         new
+                        {
+                            SubNavItemId = 29,
+                            Code = "settings.branches",
+                            Href = "/dashboard/settings/branches",
+                            Label = "Branches",
+                            NavItemId = 9,
+                            SortOrder = 0,
+                            Status = "Active"
+                        },
+                        new
                         {
                             SubNavItemId = 7,
                             Code = "settings.roles",
@@ -5906,6 +5958,9 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
 
                     NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("WarehouseId"));
 
+                    b.Property<int>("BranchId")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
                     b.Property<string>("Code")
                         .IsRequired()
                         .HasMaxLength(50)
@@ -5918,6 +5973,8 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
 
                     b.HasKey("WarehouseId");
 
+                    b.HasIndex("BranchId");
+
                     b.HasIndex("Code")
                         .IsUnique();
 
@@ -6053,6 +6110,16 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                     b.Navigation("Warehouse");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.BranchConfig", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.User", "UpdatedByUser")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UpdatedBy")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+
+                    b.Navigation("UpdatedByUser");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.BundleSale", b =>
                 {
                     b.HasOne("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.BundleSaleTemplate", "BundleSaleTemplate")
@@ -6188,7 +6255,8 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                     b.HasOne("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.Branch", "Branch")
                         .WithMany()
                         .HasForeignKey("BranchId")
-                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict);
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
 
                     b.HasOne("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.Department", "Department")
                         .WithMany()
@@ -7680,6 +7748,17 @@ namespace ERPCore.Migrations
                     b.Navigation("Quotation");
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.Warehouse", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.Branch", "Branch")
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("BranchId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Restrict)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.Navigation("Branch");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("ERPCore.Domain.Entities.BundleSale", b =>
                 {
                     b.Navigation("Lines");

Backend/ERPCore/Program.cs

@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ builder.Services.AddScoped<IBrandService, BrandService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IItemTypeService, ItemTypeService>();
 //builder.Services.AddScoped<ICompanyProfileService, CompanyProfileService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IProductConfigService, ProductConfigService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IBranchConfigService, BranchConfigService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<IBranchAccessService, BranchAccessService>();
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<INotificationModuleCatalog, NotificationModuleCatalog>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<INotificationConfigService, NotificationConfigService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<IVendorService, VendorService>();

Backend/ERPCore/Services/AdjustmentService.cs

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public sealed class AdjustmentService : IAdjustmentService
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<AdjustmentSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, int? warehouseId, int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        PageQuery query, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _adjustments.Query().AsNoTracking();
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public sealed class AdjustmentService : IAdjustmentService
             q = q.Where(a => EF.Functions.ILike(a.DocNo, $"%{term}%"));
         }
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(a => a.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(a => a.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
         if (reasonCodeId is not null) q = q.Where(a => a.ReasonCodeId == reasonCodeId);
 
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/BranchAccessService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
+using ERPCore.Infra.Auth;
+using ERPCore.Repositories.Interfaces;
+using ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
+using ERPCore.System.Errors;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Services;
+
+public sealed class BranchAccessService : IBranchAccessService
+{
+    private readonly ICurrentUser _currentUser;
+    private readonly IRepository<Employee> _employees;
+    private readonly IBranchConfigService _branchConfig;
+
+    public BranchAccessService(ICurrentUser currentUser, IRepository<Employee> employees, IBranchConfigService branchConfig)
+    {
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
+        _employees = employees;
+        _branchConfig = branchConfig;
+    }
+
+    public async Task EnsureBranchVisibleAsync(int branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        if (!_currentUser.IsAuthenticated || _currentUser.IsAdmin) return;
+        if (!await _branchConfig.IsBranchingEnabledAsync(ct)) return;
+
+        var ownBranchId = await _employees.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(e => e.UserId == _currentUser.AuditUserId)
+            .Select(e => (int?)e.BranchId)
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(ct);
+
+        if (ownBranchId is null || ownBranchId != branchId)
+            throw new NotFoundException("The requested record was not found.");
+    }
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Services/BranchConfigService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+using ERPCore.Common.Http;
+using ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
+using ERPCore.Domain.Enums;
+using ERPCore.Dtos.Config;
+using ERPCore.Infra.Auth;
+using ERPCore.Infra.UoW;
+using ERPCore.Repositories.Interfaces;
+using ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
+using ERPCore.System.Errors;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Services;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Branch configuration service over the singleton row seeded by DataSeeder. Also owns
+/// resolving the effective branch id for an Employee/Warehouse write — the one place that
+/// knows how to fall back to a default branch when branching is switched off.
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class BranchConfigService : IBranchConfigService
+{
+    private const string DefaultBranchCode = "BR-000";
+    private const string DefaultBranchName = "Main Branch";
+
+    private readonly IRepository<BranchConfig> _config;
+    private readonly IRepository<Branch> _branches;
+    private readonly ICurrentUser _currentUser;
+    private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
+
+    public BranchConfigService(IRepository<BranchConfig> config, IRepository<Branch> branches, ICurrentUser currentUser, IUnitOfWork uow)
+    {
+        _config = config;
+        _branches = branches;
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
+        _uow = uow;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ETagged<BranchConfigDto>> GetAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var config = await _config.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(c => c.ConfigId == BranchConfig.SingletonId, ct)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException("Branch configuration has not been seeded.");
+
+        return new ETagged<BranchConfigDto>(Map(config), config.RowVersion);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<ETagged<BranchConfigDto>> UpdateAsync(
+        UpdateBranchConfigRequest request, uint expectedRowVersion, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var config = await _config.GetByIdAsync(BranchConfig.SingletonId, ct)
+            ?? throw new NotFoundException("Branch configuration has not been seeded.");
+
+        if (config.RowVersion != expectedRowVersion)
+            throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.ConcurrencyConflict, "The configuration was modified by another request.", 412);
+
+        config.BranchingEnabled = request.BranchingEnabled!.Value;
+        config.UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
+        config.UpdatedBy = _currentUser.AuditUserId;
+
+        try
+        {
+            await _uow.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        }
+        catch (DbUpdateConcurrencyException)
+        {
+            throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.ConcurrencyConflict, "The configuration was modified by another request.", 412);
+        }
+
+        return new ETagged<BranchConfigDto>(Map(config), config.RowVersion);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> IsBranchingEnabledAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var config = await _config.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .FirstOrDefaultAsync(c => c.ConfigId == BranchConfig.SingletonId, ct);
+        // Seeded at startup (DataSeeder) — missing only for a database built some other way,
+        // in which case the safer default is "on" (today's mandatory behaviour), not silently off.
+        return config?.BranchingEnabled ?? true;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<int> ResolveBranchIdAsync(int requestedBranchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        if (await IsBranchingEnabledAsync(ct))
+        {
+            if (requestedBranchId <= 0)
+                throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.Validation, "Branch is required.", 422);
+            return requestedBranchId;
+        }
+
+        // Branching is off — ignore whatever was posted and use the deployment's one default
+        // branch, creating it on first use (same placeholder MakeEmployeeBranchRequired/
+        // AddWarehouseBranch backfill onto for pre-existing rows).
+        var existingId = await _branches.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(b => b.Code == DefaultBranchCode).Select(b => b.BranchId).FirstOrDefaultAsync(ct);
+        if (existingId != 0) return existingId;
+
+        var branch = new Branch { Code = DefaultBranchCode, Name = DefaultBranchName, Status = EntityStatus.Active, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow };
+        await _branches.AddAsync(branch, ct);
+        await _uow.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
+        return branch.BranchId;
+    }
+
+    private static BranchConfigDto Map(BranchConfig c) => new(c.BranchingEnabled, c.UpdatedAt, c.UpdatedBy);
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Services/CountService.cs

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public sealed class CountService : ICountService
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<CountSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, CountStatus? status, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        PageQuery query, CountStatus? status, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _counts.Query().AsNoTracking();
 
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public sealed class CountService : ICountService
         }
         if (status is not null) q = q.Where(c => c.Status == status);
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(c => c.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(c => c.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
 
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderByDescending(c => c.CountId)

Backend/ERPCore/Services/DashboardService.cs

@@ -40,18 +40,19 @@ public sealed class DashboardService : IDashboardService
         _reorder = reorder;
     }
 
-    public async Task<DashboardStatsDto> GetStatsAsync(CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<DashboardStatsDto> GetStatsAsync(int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         // Sequential, not Task.WhenAll: these repositories share one scoped DbContext,
         // which cannot run concurrent operations.
-        var onHandTotal = await _layers.Query().AsNoTracking().SumAsync(l => (decimal?)l.QtyRemaining, ct) ?? 0m;
-        var onHandWarehouses = await _layers.Query().AsNoTracking()
-            .Select(l => l.WarehouseId).Distinct().CountAsync(ct);
-        var stockValuationTotal = await _layers.Query().AsNoTracking()
-            .SumAsync(l => (decimal?)(l.QtyRemaining * l.UnitCost), ct) ?? 0m;
+        var layers = _layers.Query().AsNoTracking();
+        if (branchId is not null) layers = layers.Where(l => l.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
+
+        var onHandTotal = await layers.SumAsync(l => (decimal?)l.QtyRemaining, ct) ?? 0m;
+        var onHandWarehouses = await layers.Select(l => l.WarehouseId).Distinct().CountAsync(ct);
+        var stockValuationTotal = await layers.SumAsync(l => (decimal?)(l.QtyRemaining * l.UnitCost), ct) ?? 0m;
         // EF can't translate constructing WarehouseValuationDto directly inside the GroupBy
         // Select — project to an anonymous type first, then materialize into the record.
-        var stockValuationByWarehouseRaw = await _layers.Query().AsNoTracking()
+        var stockValuationByWarehouseRaw = await layers
             .GroupBy(l => l.WarehouseId)
             .Select(g => new { WarehouseId = g.Key, Total = g.Sum(x => x.QtyRemaining * x.UnitCost) })
             .OrderByDescending(w => w.Total)
@@ -59,17 +60,26 @@ public sealed class DashboardService : IDashboardService
         var stockValuationByWarehouse = stockValuationByWarehouseRaw
             .Select(w => new WarehouseValuationDto(w.WarehouseId, w.Total))
             .ToList();
-        var pendingGrns = await _grns.Query().AsNoTracking().CountAsync(g => g.Status == GrnStatus.Draft, ct);
+
+        var grns = _grns.Query().AsNoTracking();
+        if (branchId is not null) grns = grns.Where(g => g.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
+        var pendingGrns = await grns.CountAsync(g => g.Status == GrnStatus.Draft, ct);
+
+        var counts = _counts.Query().AsNoTracking();
+        if (branchId is not null) counts = counts.Where(c => c.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
+        var pendingCounts = await counts.CountAsync(c => c.Status == CountStatus.Counted, ct);
+
+        // PurchaseOrder/Requisition/Rfq carry no warehouse/branch at header level yet
+        // (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md classifies them as needing a new BranchId column,
+        // not yet added) — these three stay global regardless of the selected branch.
         var pendingApprovalPOs = await _pos.Query().AsNoTracking()
             .CountAsync(p => p.Status == PurchaseOrderStatus.PendingApproval, ct);
         var openRequisitions = await _requisitions.Query().AsNoTracking()
             .CountAsync(r => r.Status == RequisitionStatus.Submitted, ct);
-        var pendingCounts = await _counts.Query().AsNoTracking()
-            .CountAsync(c => c.Status == CountStatus.Counted, ct);
         var openRfqs = await _rfqs.Query().AsNoTracking().CountAsync(r => r.Status == RfqStatus.Open, ct);
 
         // PageSize:1 is enough — GetAlertsAsync computes the full alert count before paging.
-        var lowStockAlerts = (await _reorder.GetAlertsAsync(null, new PageQuery { Page = 1, PageSize = 1 }, ct))
+        var lowStockAlerts = (await _reorder.GetAlertsAsync(null, branchId, new PageQuery { Page = 1, PageSize = 1 }, ct))
             .Pagination.TotalItems;
 
         return new DashboardStatsDto(

Backend/ERPCore/Services/GrnService.cs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public sealed class GrnService : IGrnService
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<GrnSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, GrnStatus? status, int? poId, int? vendorId, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        PageQuery query, GrnStatus? status, int? poId, int? vendorId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _grns.Query().AsNoTracking();
 
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ public sealed class GrnService : IGrnService
         if (poId is not null) q = q.Where(g => g.PoId == poId);
         if (vendorId is not null) q = q.Where(g => g.VendorId == vendorId);
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(g => g.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        // GRN carries no BranchId of its own — it inherits branch scope transitively via its
+        // Warehouse, same as Sales (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md "Anchor mechanism").
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(g => g.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
 
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderByDescending(g => g.GrnId)

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Hrm/BranchService.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public sealed class BranchService : IBranchService
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderBy(b => b.Name)
             .Skip(query.Skip).Take(query.PageSize)
-            .Select(b => new BranchDto(b.BranchId, b.Code, b.Name, b.Address, b.Status, b.CreatedAt, b.UpdatedAt))
+            .Select(b => new BranchDto(b.BranchId, b.Code, b.Name, b.Address, b.PhoneNumber, b.Status, b.CreatedAt, b.UpdatedAt))
             .ToListAsync(ct);
 
         return PagedResponse<BranchDto>.Create(rows, query.Page, query.PageSize, total);
@@ -50,15 +50,12 @@ public sealed class BranchService : IBranchService
 
     public async Task<ETagged<BranchDto>> CreateAsync(CreateBranchRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        var code = request.Code.Trim();
-        if (await _branches.Query().AnyAsync(b => b.Code.ToLower() == code.ToLower(), ct))
-            throw new ConflictException($"A branch with code '{code}' already exists.");
-
         var branch = new Branch
         {
-            Code = code,
+            Code = await GenerateCodeAsync(ct),
             Name = request.Name.Trim(),
             Address = request.Address?.Trim(),
+            PhoneNumber = request.PhoneNumber?.Trim(),
             Status = EntityStatus.Active,
             CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow
         };
@@ -69,6 +66,28 @@ public sealed class BranchService : IBranchService
         return new ETagged<BranchDto>(Map(branch), branch.RowVersion);
     }
 
+    private const string CodePrefix = "BR-";
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Next sequential branch code ("BR-001", "BR-002", ...) — codes are never user-entered.
+    /// Parses the numeric suffix of existing codes rather than trusting a row count, since a
+    /// deactivated-not-deleted branch never frees its slot and counts would drift.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<string> GenerateCodeAsync(CancellationToken ct)
+    {
+        var existingCodes = await _branches.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(b => b.Code.StartsWith(CodePrefix))
+            .Select(b => b.Code)
+            .ToListAsync(ct);
+
+        var nextNumber = existingCodes
+            .Select(c => int.TryParse(c.AsSpan(CodePrefix.Length), out var n) ? n : 0)
+            .DefaultIfEmpty(0)
+            .Max() + 1;
+
+        return $"{CodePrefix}{nextNumber:D3}";
+    }
+
     public async Task<ETagged<BranchDto>> UpdateAsync(int branchId, UpdateBranchRequest request, uint expectedRowVersion, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var branch = await _branches.GetByIdAsync(branchId, ct)
@@ -79,6 +98,7 @@ public sealed class BranchService : IBranchService
 
         branch.Name = request.Name.Trim();
         branch.Address = request.Address?.Trim();
+        branch.PhoneNumber = request.PhoneNumber?.Trim();
         branch.UpdatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow;
 
         try
@@ -103,5 +123,5 @@ public sealed class BranchService : IBranchService
         await _uow.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
     }
 
-    private static BranchDto Map(Branch b) => new(b.BranchId, b.Code, b.Name, b.Address, b.Status, b.CreatedAt, b.UpdatedAt);
+    private static BranchDto Map(Branch b) => new(b.BranchId, b.Code, b.Name, b.Address, b.PhoneNumber, b.Status, b.CreatedAt, b.UpdatedAt);
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Hrm/EmployeeService.cs

@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
     private readonly IRepository<Employee> _employees;
     private readonly IRepository<User> _users;
     private readonly IRepository<EmployeeBankDetail> _bankDetails;
+    private readonly IBranchConfigService _branchConfig;
+    private readonly IBranchAccessService _branchAccess;
     private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
 
     public EmployeeService(
-        IRepository<Employee> employees, IRepository<User> users, IRepository<EmployeeBankDetail> bankDetails, IUnitOfWork uow)
+        IRepository<Employee> employees, IRepository<User> users, IRepository<EmployeeBankDetail> bankDetails,
+        IBranchConfigService branchConfig, IBranchAccessService branchAccess, IUnitOfWork uow)
     {
         _employees = employees;
         _users = users;
         _bankDetails = bankDetails;
+        _branchConfig = branchConfig;
+        _branchAccess = branchAccess;
         _uow = uow;
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +71,10 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
     public async Task<ETagged<EmployeeDetailDto>?> GetAsync(int employeeId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var employee = await _employees.Query().AsNoTracking().FirstOrDefaultAsync(e => e.EmployeeId == employeeId, ct);
-        return employee is null ? null : new ETagged<EmployeeDetailDto>(Map(employee), employee.RowVersion);
+        if (employee is null) return null;
+
+        await _branchAccess.EnsureBranchVisibleAsync(employee.BranchId, ct);
+        return new ETagged<EmployeeDetailDto>(Map(employee), employee.RowVersion);
     }
 
     public async Task<ETagged<EmployeeDetailDto>> CreateAsync(CreateEmployeeRequest request, int actorUserId, CancellationToken ct = default)
@@ -85,6 +93,8 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
             linkedUserId = user.UserId;
         }
 
+        var branchId = await _branchConfig.ResolveBranchIdAsync(request.BranchId, ct);
+
         var employee = new Employee
         {
             EmployeeCode = code,
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
             DepartmentId = request.DepartmentId,
             DesignationId = request.DesignationId,
             EmploymentTypeId = request.EmploymentTypeId,
-            BranchId = request.BranchId,
+            BranchId = branchId,
             WorkShiftId = request.WorkShiftId,
             ReportingManagerId = request.ReportingManagerId,
             EpfNumber = request.EpfNumber?.Trim(),
@@ -131,6 +141,8 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
         var employee = await _employees.GetByIdAsync(employeeId, ct)
             ?? throw new NotFoundException($"Employee {employeeId} was not found.");
 
+        await _branchAccess.EnsureBranchVisibleAsync(employee.BranchId, ct);
+
         if (employee.RowVersion != expectedRowVersion)
             throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.ConcurrencyConflict, "The employee was modified by another request.", 412);
 
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ public sealed class EmployeeService : IEmployeeService
         employee.DepartmentId = request.DepartmentId;
         employee.DesignationId = request.DesignationId;
         employee.EmploymentTypeId = request.EmploymentTypeId;
-        employee.BranchId = request.BranchId;
+        employee.BranchId = await _branchConfig.ResolveBranchIdAsync(request.BranchId, ct);
         employee.WorkShiftId = request.WorkShiftId;
         employee.ReportingManagerId = request.ReportingManagerId;
         employee.EpfNumber = request.EpfNumber?.Trim();

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IAdjustmentService.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 public interface IAdjustmentService
 {
     Task<PagedResponse<AdjustmentSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, int? warehouseId, int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+        PageQuery query, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, int? reasonCodeId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<AdjustmentDto?> GetAsync(int adjustmentId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IBranchAccessService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Server-side branch-scoping guard for detail/update endpoints (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md
+/// "What this doesn't solve by itself" — the Phase-2 enforcement layer the plan flags as
+/// missing). List endpoints filter by an explicit <c>branchId</c> query param the frontend
+/// supplies; this instead protects a single record fetched/edited by id, where a non-admin
+/// could otherwise guess or type another branch's id directly.
+/// </summary>
+public interface IBranchAccessService
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// No-op when branching is disabled (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md's toggle) or the caller
+    /// is Admin. Otherwise throws <see cref="ERPCore.System.Errors.NotFoundException"/> — not a
+    /// 403 — when <paramref name="branchId"/> isn't the caller's own branch, so a record in
+    /// another branch reads as "doesn't exist" rather than confirming it exists elsewhere.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task EnsureBranchVisibleAsync(int branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IBranchConfigService.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using ERPCore.Common.Http;
+using ERPCore.Dtos.Config;
+
+namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
+
+/// <summary>Branch configuration business logic. Singleton.</summary>
+public interface IBranchConfigService
+{
+    Task<ETagged<BranchConfigDto>> GetAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    Task<ETagged<BranchConfigDto>> UpdateAsync(
+        UpdateBranchConfigRequest request, uint expectedRowVersion, CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>True when this deployment requires a branch to be picked explicitly.</summary>
+    Task<bool> IsBranchingEnabledAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The branch id an Employee/Warehouse write should actually use: <paramref name="requestedBranchId"/>
+    /// as-is when branching is enabled (rejecting an unset one), or the deployment's single
+    /// default branch when branching is disabled — creating that default branch on first use.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<int> ResolveBranchIdAsync(int requestedBranchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/ICountService.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 public interface ICountService
 {
     Task<PagedResponse<CountSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, CountStatus? status, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+        PageQuery query, CountStatus? status, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<CountDto?> GetAsync(int countId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<CountDto> CreateAsync(CreateCountRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IDashboardService.cs

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 /// <summary>Cross-domain aggregate stats for the dashboard overview.</summary>
 public interface IDashboardService
 {
-    Task<DashboardStatsDto> GetStatsAsync(CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<DashboardStatsDto> GetStatsAsync(int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IGrnService.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 public interface IGrnService
 {
     Task<PagedResponse<GrnSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, GrnStatus? status, int? poId, int? vendorId, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+        PageQuery query, GrnStatus? status, int? poId, int? vendorId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<GrnDto?> GetAsync(int grnId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<GrnDto> CreateAsync(CreateGrnRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IReorderService.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 /// <summary>Reorder alerts and suggested requisitions (docs/11 §5.7; FR-STK-10).</summary>
 public interface IReorderService
 {
-    Task<PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>> GetAlertsAsync(int? warehouseId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>> GetAlertsAsync(int? warehouseId, int? branchId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<RequisitionDto> CreateSuggestedRequisitionAsync(int itemId, int warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 }

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/ISalesInvoiceService.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 
 public interface ISalesInvoiceService
 {
-    Task<PagedResponse<SalesInvoiceSummaryDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, SalesInvoiceStatus? status, int? customerId, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<PagedResponse<SalesInvoiceSummaryDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, SalesInvoiceStatus? status, int? customerId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<ETagged<SalesInvoiceDto>?> GetAsync(int salesInvoiceId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<SalesInvoicePostingCheckDto> CheckPostingAsync(int salesInvoiceId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<ETagged<SalesInvoiceDto>> CreateAsync(CreateSalesInvoiceRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IStockService.cs

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ public interface IStockService
 
     /// <summary>On-hand for every (item, warehouse) pair holding stock — backs the enquiry list.</summary>
     Task<PagedResponse<StockOnHandDto>> GetOnHandListAsync(
-        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
+        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<PagedResponse<StockLedgerRowDto>> GetLedgerAsync(
-        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, DateOnly? from, DateOnly? to,
+        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, DateOnly? from, DateOnly? to,
         string? sourceDocType, int? sourceDocId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<StockValuationDto> GetValuationAsync(int itemId, int warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/ITransferService.cs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services.Interfaces;
 public interface ITransferService
 {
     Task<PagedResponse<TransferSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, TransferStatus? status, int? srcWarehouseId, int? destWarehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default);
+        PageQuery query, TransferStatus? status, int? srcWarehouseId, int? destWarehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     Task<TransferDto?> GetAsync(int transferId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<TransferDto> CreateAsync(CreateTransferRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Interfaces/IUserManagementService.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public interface IUserManagementService
 {
     Task<PagedResponse<ManagedUserDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<ManagedUserDto?> GetAsync(int userId, CancellationToken ct = default);
-    Task<ManagedUserDto> CreateAsync(CreateUserRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<ManagedUserDto> CreateAsync(CreateUserRequest request, int actorUserId, CancellationToken ct = default);
     Task<ManagedUserDto> UpdateRoleAsync(int userId, UpdateUserRoleRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default);
 
     /// <summary>AuthHex UserType options for the create-user form's select.</summary>

Backend/ERPCore/Services/ReorderService.cs

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ public sealed class ReorderService : IReorderService
         _requisitions = requisitions;
     }
 
-    public async Task<PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>> GetAlertsAsync(int? warehouseId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<PagedResponse<ReorderAlertDto>> GetAlertsAsync(int? warehouseId, int? branchId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _reorders.Query().AsNoTracking();
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(r => r.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(r => r.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
         var policies = await q.OrderBy(r => r.ItemId).ToListAsync(ct);
 
         var alerts = new List<ReorderAlertDto>();

Backend/ERPCore/Services/RoleService.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using ERPCore.Domain.Enums;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Auth;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Common;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Rbac;
+using ERPCore.Infra.Auth;
 using ERPCore.Infra.Auth.AuthHex;
 using ERPCore.Infra.UoW;
 using ERPCore.Repositories.Interfaces;
@@ -15,20 +16,28 @@ namespace ERPCore.Services;
 
 public sealed class RoleService : IRoleService
 {
+    private const string AdminRoleCode = "Admin";
+
     private readonly IRepository<Role> _roles;
     private readonly IRepository<RolePermission> _rolePermissions;
     private readonly IRepository<Permission> _permissions;
+    private readonly IRepository<Employee> _employees;
+    private readonly ICurrentUser _currentUser;
     private readonly IAuthHexClient _authHex;
+    private readonly IBranchConfigService _branchConfig;
     private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
 
     public RoleService(
         IRepository<Role> roles, IRepository<RolePermission> rolePermissions, IRepository<Permission> permissions,
-        IAuthHexClient authHex, IUnitOfWork uow)
+        IRepository<Employee> employees, ICurrentUser currentUser, IAuthHexClient authHex, IBranchConfigService branchConfig, IUnitOfWork uow)
     {
         _roles = roles;
         _rolePermissions = rolePermissions;
         _permissions = permissions;
+        _employees = employees;
+        _currentUser = currentUser;
         _authHex = authHex;
+        _branchConfig = branchConfig;
         _uow = uow;
     }
 
@@ -184,17 +193,30 @@ public sealed class RoleService : IRoleService
 
     public async Task<MeResponseDto> GetMeAsync(string? roleCode, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
+        // The caller's branch, via their optional Employee link — independent of role,
+        // since even an Admin's own "home" branch may be worth surfacing later. Null
+        // when the logged-in account has no linked Employee (docs/12-BACKEND-HRM.md A.5).
+        var employee = _currentUser.IsAuthenticated
+            ? await _employees.Query().AsNoTracking()
+                .Include(e => e.Branch)
+                .FirstOrDefaultAsync(e => e.UserId == _currentUser.AuditUserId, ct)
+            : null;
+        var branchId = employee?.BranchId;
+        var branchName = employee?.Branch?.Name;
+        var branchingEnabled = await _branchConfig.IsBranchingEnabledAsync(ct);
+
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(roleCode))
-            return new MeResponseDto(null, null, Array.Empty<string>());
+            return new MeResponseDto(null, null, Array.Empty<string>(), false, branchId, branchName, branchingEnabled);
 
         // AuthHex mints the RoleCode claim independently of ERPCore's stored casing
         // (e.g. token "ADMIN" vs seeded "Admin"), so match case-insensitively — an
         // identity code differing only by case must not lock the user out of the nav.
         var normalized = roleCode.Trim();
+        var isAdmin = string.Equals(normalized, AdminRoleCode, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         var role = await _roles.Query().AsNoTracking()
             .FirstOrDefaultAsync(r => r.Code.ToLower() == normalized.ToLower(), ct);
         if (role is null)
-            return new MeResponseDto(roleCode, null, Array.Empty<string>());
+            return new MeResponseDto(roleCode, null, Array.Empty<string>(), isAdmin, branchId, branchName, branchingEnabled);
 
         var permissions = await _rolePermissions.Query().AsNoTracking()
             .Where(rp => rp.RoleId == role.RoleId)
@@ -210,7 +232,7 @@ public sealed class RoleService : IRoleService
             .Distinct()
             .ToList();
 
-        return new MeResponseDto(role.Code, role.Name, navCodes);
+        return new MeResponseDto(role.Code, role.Name, navCodes, isAdmin, branchId, branchName, branchingEnabled);
     }
 
     private static RoleDto Map(Role r) => new(

Backend/ERPCore/Services/SalesInvoiceService.cs

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public sealed class SalesInvoiceService : ISalesInvoiceService
         _uow = uow;
     }
 
-    public async Task<PagedResponse<SalesInvoiceSummaryDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, SalesInvoiceStatus? status, int? customerId, int? warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<PagedResponse<SalesInvoiceSummaryDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, SalesInvoiceStatus? status, int? customerId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         IQueryable<SalesInvoice> q = _invoices.Query().AsNoTracking().Include(x => x.Lines);
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Q))
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public sealed class SalesInvoiceService : ISalesInvoiceService
         if (status is not null) q = q.Where(x => x.Status == status);
         if (customerId is not null) q = q.Where(x => x.CustomerId == customerId);
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(x => x.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        // Sales carries no BranchId of its own — it inherits branch scope transitively via
+        // its Warehouse (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md "Anchor mechanism: Warehouse carries the branch").
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(x => x.Warehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
 
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderByDescending(x => x.SalesInvoiceId).Skip(query.Skip).Take(query.PageSize).ToListAsync(ct);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/Stock/StockService.cs

@@ -14,17 +14,30 @@ public sealed class StockService : IStockService
     private readonly IRepository<StockLayer> _layers;
     private readonly IRepository<StockLedger> _ledger;
     private readonly IRepository<StockTransferLine> _transferLines;
+    private readonly IRepository<Warehouse> _warehouses;
 
     public StockService(
         IFifoCostingService fifo, IRepository<StockLayer> layers,
-        IRepository<StockLedger> ledger, IRepository<StockTransferLine> transferLines)
+        IRepository<StockLedger> ledger, IRepository<StockTransferLine> transferLines, IRepository<Warehouse> warehouses)
     {
         _fifo = fifo;
         _layers = layers;
         _ledger = ledger;
         _transferLines = transferLines;
+        _warehouses = warehouses;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Ids of every warehouse in <paramref name="branchId"/>'s branch, or null when no branch
+    /// filter applies. Stock entities carry only a raw <c>WarehouseId</c> (no navigation
+    /// property, by design — see <c>StockLedger</c>'s doc comment), so branch-scoping goes
+    /// through this id list rather than a LINQ join on a nav property.
+    /// </summary>
+    private async Task<List<int>?> ResolveBranchWarehouseIdsAsync(int? branchId, CancellationToken ct)
+        => branchId is null
+            ? null
+            : await _warehouses.Query().AsNoTracking().Where(w => w.BranchId == branchId).Select(w => w.WarehouseId).ToListAsync(ct);
+
     public async Task<StockOnHandDto> GetOnHandAsync(int itemId, int warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var onHand = await _fifo.GetOnHandAsync(itemId, warehouseId, ct);
@@ -58,11 +71,13 @@ public sealed class StockService : IStockService
     /// warehouse simply does not appear.
     /// </summary>
     public async Task<PagedResponse<StockOnHandDto>> GetOnHandListAsync(
-        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var layers = _layers.Query().AsNoTracking();
         if (itemId is not null) layers = layers.Where(l => l.ItemId == itemId);
         if (warehouseId is not null) layers = layers.Where(l => l.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        var branchWarehouseIds = await ResolveBranchWarehouseIdsAsync(branchId, ct);
+        if (branchWarehouseIds is not null) layers = layers.Where(l => branchWarehouseIds.Contains(l.WarehouseId));
 
         var grouped = layers
             .GroupBy(l => new { l.ItemId, l.WarehouseId })
@@ -116,12 +131,14 @@ public sealed class StockService : IStockService
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<StockLedgerRowDto>> GetLedgerAsync(
-        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, DateOnly? from, DateOnly? to,
+        int? itemId, int? warehouseId, int? branchId, DateOnly? from, DateOnly? to,
         string? sourceDocType, int? sourceDocId, PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _ledger.Query().AsNoTracking();
         if (itemId is not null) q = q.Where(l => l.ItemId == itemId);
         if (warehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(l => l.WarehouseId == warehouseId);
+        var branchWarehouseIds = await ResolveBranchWarehouseIdsAsync(branchId, ct);
+        if (branchWarehouseIds is not null) q = q.Where(l => branchWarehouseIds.Contains(l.WarehouseId));
         if (from is not null) q = q.Where(l => l.CreatedAt >= from.Value.ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue));
         if (to is not null) q = q.Where(l => l.CreatedAt < to.Value.AddDays(1).ToDateTime(TimeOnly.MinValue));
         // Source-doc filter: the ledger references its originating document polymorphically

Backend/ERPCore/Services/TransferService.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public sealed class TransferService : ITransferService
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<TransferSummaryDto>> ListAsync(
-        PageQuery query, TransferStatus? status, int? srcWarehouseId, int? destWarehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+        PageQuery query, TransferStatus? status, int? srcWarehouseId, int? destWarehouseId, int? branchId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var q = _transfers.Query().AsNoTracking();
 
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public sealed class TransferService : ITransferService
         if (status is not null) q = q.Where(t => t.Status == status);
         if (srcWarehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(t => t.SrcWarehouseId == srcWarehouseId);
         if (destWarehouseId is not null) q = q.Where(t => t.DestWarehouseId == destWarehouseId);
+        // A transfer touches two branches when it crosses one — show it on either side
+        // rather than only the branch that happens to hold the source warehouse.
+        if (branchId is not null) q = q.Where(t => t.SrcWarehouse!.BranchId == branchId || t.DestWarehouse!.BranchId == branchId);
 
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderByDescending(t => t.TransferId)

Backend/ERPCore/Services/UserManagementService.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using ERPCore.Domain.Entities;
 using ERPCore.Domain.Enums;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Auth;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Common;
+using ERPCore.Dtos.Hrm;
 using ERPCore.Dtos.Users;
 using ERPCore.Infra.Auth.AuthHex;
 using ERPCore.Infra.UoW;
@@ -16,20 +17,24 @@ public sealed class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
 {
     private readonly IRepository<User> _users;
     private readonly IRepository<Role> _roles;
+    private readonly IRepository<Employee> _employees;
     private readonly IAuthUserService _authUsers;
     private readonly IAuthHexClient _authHex;
     private readonly IEmployeeUserLinkService _links;
+    private readonly IEmployeeService _employeeService;
     private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
 
     public UserManagementService(
-        IRepository<User> users, IRepository<Role> roles, IAuthUserService authUsers, IAuthHexClient authHex,
-        IEmployeeUserLinkService links, IUnitOfWork uow)
+        IRepository<User> users, IRepository<Role> roles, IRepository<Employee> employees, IAuthUserService authUsers,
+        IAuthHexClient authHex, IEmployeeUserLinkService links, IEmployeeService employeeService, IUnitOfWork uow)
     {
         _users = users;
         _roles = roles;
+        _employees = employees;
         _authUsers = authUsers;
         _authHex = authHex;
         _links = links;
+        _employeeService = employeeService;
         _uow = uow;
     }
 
@@ -57,11 +62,30 @@ public sealed class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
         return user is null ? null : Map(user);
     }
 
-    public async Task<ManagedUserDto> CreateAsync(CreateUserRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<ManagedUserDto> CreateAsync(CreateUserRequest request, int actorUserId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         var role = await _roles.GetByIdAsync(request.RoleId, ct)
             ?? throw new NotFoundException($"Role {request.RoleId} was not found.");
 
+        // Non-admin roles are branch-scoped (BranchAccessService.EnsureBranchVisibleAsync
+        // resolves the caller's branch via their linked Employee) — either link an existing,
+        // already branch-scoped Employee, or supply enough to create a new one.
+        var isAdminRole = string.Equals(role.Code, "Admin", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        string? employeeCode = null;
+        if (!isAdminRole && request.LinkEmployeeId is null)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(request.EmployeeCode) || request.DepartmentId is null
+                || request.DesignationId is null || request.EmploymentTypeId is null || request.WorkShiftId is null)
+            {
+                throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.Validation,
+                    "Non-admin users must be assigned to a branch: employeeCode, branchId, departmentId, designationId, employmentTypeId and workShiftId are required.", 422);
+            }
+
+            employeeCode = request.EmployeeCode.Trim();
+            if (await _employees.Query().AnyAsync(e => e.EmployeeCode.ToLower() == employeeCode.ToLower(), ct))
+                throw new DomainException(ErrorCodes.EmployeeCodeDuplicate, $"An employee with code '{employeeCode}' already exists.", 400);
+        }
+
         var username = request.Username.Trim();
         if (await _users.Query().AnyAsync(u => u.Username == username, ct))
             throw new ConflictException($"A user with username '{username}' already exists.");
@@ -103,7 +127,27 @@ public sealed class UserManagementService : IUserManagementService
 
         // Explicit, human-confirmed link to an existing Staff record (never automatic).
         if (request.LinkEmployeeId is not null)
+        {
             await _links.LinkAsync(request.LinkEmployeeId.Value, user.UserId, ct);
+        }
+        else if (!isAdminRole)
+        {
+            await _employeeService.CreateAsync(new CreateEmployeeRequest
+            {
+                EmployeeCode = employeeCode!,
+                FullName = request.FullName.Trim(),
+                Email = request.Email.Trim(),
+                PersonalMobile = request.MobileNumber,
+                Nic = request.Nic,
+                HireDate = request.HireDate ?? DateTime.UtcNow.Date,
+                DepartmentId = request.DepartmentId!.Value,
+                DesignationId = request.DesignationId!.Value,
+                EmploymentTypeId = request.EmploymentTypeId!.Value,
+                BranchId = request.BranchId ?? 0,
+                WorkShiftId = request.WorkShiftId!.Value,
+                LinkUserId = user.UserId
+            }, actorUserId, ct);
+        }
 
         user.Role = role;
         return Map(user);

Backend/ERPCore/Services/WarehouseService.cs

@@ -13,18 +13,24 @@ public sealed class WarehouseService : IWarehouseService
 {
     private readonly IRepository<Warehouse> _warehouses;
     private readonly IRepository<Bin> _bins;
+    private readonly IRepository<Branch> _branches;
+    private readonly IBranchConfigService _branchConfig;
     private readonly IUnitOfWork _uow;
 
-    public WarehouseService(IRepository<Warehouse> warehouses, IRepository<Bin> bins, IUnitOfWork uow)
+    public WarehouseService(
+        IRepository<Warehouse> warehouses, IRepository<Bin> bins, IRepository<Branch> branches,
+        IBranchConfigService branchConfig, IUnitOfWork uow)
     {
         _warehouses = warehouses;
         _bins = bins;
+        _branches = branches;
+        _branchConfig = branchConfig;
         _uow = uow;
     }
 
     public async Task<PagedResponse<WarehouseDto>> ListAsync(PageQuery query, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        var q = _warehouses.Query().AsNoTracking();
+        IQueryable<Warehouse> q = _warehouses.Query().AsNoTracking().Include(w => w.Branch);
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(query.Q))
         {
             var term = query.Q.Trim();
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ public sealed class WarehouseService : IWarehouseService
         var total = await q.CountAsync(ct);
         var rows = await q.OrderBy(w => w.Code)
             .Skip(query.Skip).Take(query.PageSize)
-            .Select(w => new WarehouseDto(w.WarehouseId, w.Code, w.Name))
+            .Select(w => new WarehouseDto(w.WarehouseId, w.Code, w.Name, w.BranchId, w.Branch != null ? w.Branch.Name : null))
             .ToListAsync(ct);
 
         return PagedResponse<WarehouseDto>.Create(rows, query.Page, query.PageSize, total);
@@ -42,9 +48,9 @@ public sealed class WarehouseService : IWarehouseService
 
     public async Task<WarehouseDto?> GetAsync(int warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        var w = await _warehouses.Query().AsNoTracking()
+        var w = await _warehouses.Query().AsNoTracking().Include(x => x.Branch)
             .FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.WarehouseId == warehouseId, ct);
-        return w is null ? null : new WarehouseDto(w.WarehouseId, w.Code, w.Name);
+        return w is null ? null : new WarehouseDto(w.WarehouseId, w.Code, w.Name, w.BranchId, w.Branch?.Name);
     }
 
     public async Task<WarehouseDto> CreateAsync(CreateWarehouseRequest request, CancellationToken ct = default)
@@ -53,11 +59,14 @@ public sealed class WarehouseService : IWarehouseService
         if (await _warehouses.Query().AnyAsync(w => w.Code == code, ct))
             throw new ConflictException($"A warehouse with code '{code}' already exists.");
 
-        var warehouse = new Warehouse { Code = code, Name = request.Name.Trim() };
+        var branchId = await _branchConfig.ResolveBranchIdAsync(request.BranchId, ct);
+        var warehouse = new Warehouse { Code = code, Name = request.Name.Trim(), BranchId = branchId };
         await _warehouses.AddAsync(warehouse, ct);
         await _uow.SaveChangesAsync(ct);
 
-        return new WarehouseDto(warehouse.WarehouseId, warehouse.Code, warehouse.Name);
+        var branchName = await _branches.Query().AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(b => b.BranchId == warehouse.BranchId).Select(b => b.Name).FirstOrDefaultAsync(ct);
+        return new WarehouseDto(warehouse.WarehouseId, warehouse.Code, warehouse.Name, warehouse.BranchId, branchName);
     }
 
     public async Task<IReadOnlyList<BinDto>> ListBinsAsync(int warehouseId, CancellationToken ct = default)

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/accounts/cheque-books/[chequeBookNo]/page.tsx

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import { useParams } from "next/navigation"
 import { ArrowLeft, BookText } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { bankAccountsApi, chequeBooksApi } from "@/lib/api/general-ledger"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { formatAmount, formatReportDate } from "@/lib/format"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { CashAndBankAccountDto, CashBankAccountType, ChequeBook, ChequePage, ChequePageIssueStatus } from "@/types/general-ledger"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
@@ -32,10 +34,15 @@ export default function ChequeBookDetailPage() {
 
   const [book, setBook] = useState<ChequeBook | null>(null)
   const [bankAccount, setBankAccount] = useState<CashAndBankAccountDto | null>(null)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [selectedPage, setSelectedPage] = useState<ChequePage | null>(null)
   const [dialogOpen, setDialogOpen] = useState(false)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
     chequeBooksApi
@@ -94,7 +101,7 @@ export default function ChequeBookDetailPage() {
             </div>
             <div>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Branch</p>
-              <p className="text-base font-medium">#{book.branchId}</p>
+              <p className="text-base font-medium">{branches.find((b) => b.branchId === book.branchId)?.name ?? `#${book.branchId}`}</p>
             </div>
             <div>
               <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Range</p>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/accounts/cheque-books/new/page.tsx

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
 import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { bankAccountsApi, chequeBooksApi } from "@/lib/api/general-ledger"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { validateChequeBookForm } from "@/lib/validations/general-ledger"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { CashAndBankAccountDto, CashBankAccountType } from "@/types/general-ledger"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Field, FieldError, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
@@ -19,9 +22,11 @@ import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
 
 export default function NewChequeBookPage() {
   const router = useRouter()
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [bankAccounts, setBankAccounts] = useState<CashAndBankAccountDto[] | null>(null)
   const [bankAccountsError, setBankAccountsError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
 
   const [branchId, setBranchId] = useState("")
   const [bankAccountId, setBankAccountId] = useState("")
@@ -44,6 +49,21 @@ export default function NewChequeBookPage() {
       .catch((err) => setBankAccountsError(errorMessage(err)))
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [])
+
+  // Pinned to the header's branch the same way as Employee/Warehouse/GRN/Sale: an Admin on a
+  // specific branch (or any non-admin) gets it locked here too — only "All Branches" (or the
+  // Branch Configuration toggle being off) leaves it as a free pick, since GL's own record
+  // still needs *some* branch id regardless of our toggle.
+  const lockedBranchId = branchingEnabled ? (isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId) : null
+  const showBranchPicker = !lockedBranchId
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (lockedBranchId) setBranchId(String(lockedBranchId))
+  }, [lockedBranchId])
+
   async function handleSubmit() {
     const nextErrors = validateChequeBookForm({
       branchId,
@@ -118,15 +138,29 @@ export default function NewChequeBookPage() {
           </Field>
 
           <Field data-invalid={!!errors.branchId}>
-            <FieldLabel htmlFor="cb-branch">Branch ID</FieldLabel>
-            <Input
-              id="cb-branch"
-              type="number"
-              value={branchId}
-              onChange={(e) => setBranchId(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder="1"
-              aria-invalid={!!errors.branchId}
-            />
+            <FieldLabel htmlFor="cb-branch">Branch</FieldLabel>
+            {showBranchPicker ? (
+              <Select<string> value={branchId} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchId(v ?? "")}>
+                <SelectTrigger id="cb-branch" className="w-full text-base" aria-invalid={!!errors.branchId}>
+                  <SelectValue placeholder="Select a branch" />
+                </SelectTrigger>
+                <SelectContent>
+                  {branches.map((b) => (
+                    <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)} label={b.name} className="text-base">
+                      {b.name}
+                    </SelectItem>
+                  ))}
+                </SelectContent>
+              </Select>
+            ) : (
+              <Input
+                id="cb-branch"
+                value={branches.find((b) => b.branchId === lockedBranchId)?.name ?? `Branch #${lockedBranchId}`}
+                readOnly
+                disabled
+                className="text-muted-foreground"
+              />
+            )}
             <FieldError errors={[errors.branchId ? { message: errors.branchId } : undefined]} />
           </Field>
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/accounts/cheque-books/page.tsx

@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
 import { ArrowLeft, BookText, Plus } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { bankAccountsApi, chequeBooksApi } from "@/lib/api/general-ledger"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { formatReportDate } from "@/lib/format"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { CashAndBankAccountDto, CashBankAccountType, ChequeBook, ChequeBookStatus } from "@/types/general-ledger"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
@@ -27,15 +30,24 @@ const STATUS_BADGE: Record<ChequeBookStatus, string> = {
 
 export default function ChequeBooksPage() {
   const router = useRouter()
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
   const [books, setBooks] = useState<ChequeBook[] | null>(null)
   const [bankAccounts, setBankAccounts] = useState<CashAndBankAccountDto[] | null>(null)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<StatusFilter>("All")
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
     Promise.all([
-      chequeBooksApi.list(status === "All" ? undefined : { status }),
+      chequeBooksApi.list({
+        status: status === "All" ? undefined : status,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
+      }),
       bankAccounts ? Promise.resolve(bankAccounts) : bankAccountsApi.list(CashBankAccountType.Bank),
     ])
       .then(([result, banks]) => {
@@ -51,9 +63,10 @@ export default function ChequeBooksPage() {
     }
     // bankAccounts intentionally excluded — fetched once, reused across status re-fetches.
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [status])
+  }, [status, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const bankAccountsById = useMemo(() => new Map((bankAccounts ?? []).map((a) => [a.accountId, a])), [bankAccounts])
+  const branchesById = useMemo(() => new Map(branches.map((b) => [b.branchId, b])), [branches])
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
@@ -132,7 +145,7 @@ export default function ChequeBooksPage() {
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">
                     {bank ? bank.accountName : `#${b.bankAccountId}`}
                   </TableCell>
-                  <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">#{b.branchId}</TableCell>
+                  <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{branchesById.get(b.branchId)?.name ?? `#${b.branchId}`}</TableCell>
                   <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
                     {b.startChequeNo} – {b.endChequeNo}
                   </TableCell>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/accounts/received-cheques/new/page.tsx

@@ -1,27 +1,34 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { useState } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
 import { ArrowLeft } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { receivedChequesApi } from "@/lib/api/general-ledger"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { validateReceivedChequeForm } from "@/lib/validations/general-ledger"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { ReceivedFromType } from "@/types/general-ledger"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Field, FieldError, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
 
+const NONE = "__none__"
+
 export default function NewReceivedChequePage() {
   const router = useRouter()
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [companyId, setCompanyId] = useState("")
   const [branchId, setBranchId] = useState("")
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [receivedFromType, setReceivedFromType] = useState<ReceivedFromType>(ReceivedFromType.Customer)
   const [receivedFromId, setReceivedFromId] = useState("")
   const [receivedFromName, setReceivedFromName] = useState("")
@@ -39,6 +46,19 @@ export default function NewReceivedChequePage() {
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [])
+
+  // Same pinning as the New Cheque Book form: locked whenever the header (or the caller's own
+  // branch, for non-admins) resolves to one; a free pick only on "All Branches" or the toggle off.
+  const lockedBranchId = branchingEnabled ? (isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId) : null
+  const showBranchPicker = !lockedBranchId
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (lockedBranchId) setBranchId(String(lockedBranchId))
+  }, [lockedBranchId])
+
   async function handleSubmit() {
     const nextErrors = validateReceivedChequeForm({ companyId, receivedFromName, chequeNo, chequeDate, amount, receivedDate })
     setErrors(nextErrors)
@@ -100,8 +120,30 @@ export default function NewReceivedChequePage() {
             <FieldError errors={[errors.companyId ? { message: errors.companyId } : undefined]} />
           </Field>
           <Field>
-            <FieldLabel htmlFor="rc-branch">Branch ID (optional)</FieldLabel>
-            <Input id="rc-branch" type="number" value={branchId} onChange={(e) => setBranchId(e.target.value)} />
+            <FieldLabel htmlFor="rc-branch">Branch (optional)</FieldLabel>
+            {showBranchPicker ? (
+              <Select<string> value={branchId || NONE} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchId(v && v !== NONE ? v : "")}>
+                <SelectTrigger id="rc-branch" className="w-full text-base">
+                  <SelectValue placeholder="Select a branch" />
+                </SelectTrigger>
+                <SelectContent>
+                  <SelectItem value={NONE} label="No branch" className="text-base">No branch</SelectItem>
+                  {branches.map((b) => (
+                    <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)} label={b.name} className="text-base">
+                      {b.name}
+                    </SelectItem>
+                  ))}
+                </SelectContent>
+              </Select>
+            ) : (
+              <Input
+                id="rc-branch"
+                value={branches.find((b) => b.branchId === lockedBranchId)?.name ?? `Branch #${lockedBranchId}`}
+                readOnly
+                disabled
+                className="text-muted-foreground"
+              />
+            )}
           </Field>
 
           <Field>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/accounts/received-cheques/page.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { ArrowLeft, Inbox, Plus } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { receivedChequesApi } from "@/lib/api/general-ledger"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { formatAmount, formatReportDate } from "@/lib/format"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { ReceivedCheque, ReceivedChequeStatus } from "@/types/general-ledger"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
@@ -28,16 +31,25 @@ const STATUS_BADGE: Record<ReceivedChequeStatus, string> = {
 }
 
 export default function ReceivedChequesPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
   const [cheques, setCheques] = useState<ReceivedCheque[] | null>(null)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [status, setStatus] = useState<StatusFilter>("All")
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<ReceivedCheque | null>(null)
   const [dialogOpen, setDialogOpen] = useState(false)
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [])
+
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
     receivedChequesApi
-      .list(status === "All" ? undefined : { status })
+      .list({
+        status: status === "All" ? undefined : status,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
+      })
       .then((res) => {
         if (!cancelled) setCheques(res.items)
       })
@@ -47,7 +59,9 @@ export default function ReceivedChequesPage() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [status])
+  }, [status, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
+
+  const branchesById = useMemo(() => new Map(branches.map((b) => [b.branchId, b])), [branches])
 
   function handleUpdated(updated: ReceivedCheque) {
     setCheques((prev) => (prev ? prev.map((c) => (c.receivedChequeId === updated.receivedChequeId ? updated : c)) : prev))
@@ -114,6 +128,7 @@ export default function ReceivedChequesPage() {
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Cheque no.</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Received from</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Type</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Branch</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm text-right">Amount</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Received</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Status</TableHead>
@@ -132,6 +147,9 @@ export default function ReceivedChequesPage() {
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 font-medium">{c.chequeNo}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">{c.receivedFromName}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{c.receivedFromType}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">
+                  {c.branchId ? (branchesById.get(c.branchId)?.name ?? `#${c.branchId}`) : "—"}
+                </TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-right tabular-nums">{formatAmount(c.amount)}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{formatReportDate(c.receivedDate)}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/hrm/employees/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import { useParams } from "next/navigation"
 import { Link2, Plus, Upload } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { CreateEmployeeLoanRequest, CreateSalaryStructureRequest, employeesApi } from "@/lib/api/employees"
-import { departmentsApi, designationsApi, employmentTypesApi, hrDocumentTypesApi, salaryComponentsApi, workShiftsApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
+import { branchesHrmApi, departmentsApi, designationsApi, employmentTypesApi, hrDocumentTypesApi, salaryComponentsApi, workShiftsApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import {
+  Branch,
   Department,
   Designation,
   EmployeeBankDetail,
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   WorkShift,
 } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ function money(n: number): string {
 export default function EmployeeDetailPage() {
   const params = useParams<{ id: string }>()
   const employeeId = Number(params.id)
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [tab, setTab] = useState<Tab>("Overview")
   const [employee, setEmployee] = useState<EmployeeDetail | null>(null)
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ export default function EmployeeDetailPage() {
   const [designations, setDesignations] = useState<Designation[]>([])
   const [employmentTypes, setEmploymentTypes] = useState<EmploymentType[]>([])
   const [workShifts, setWorkShifts] = useState<WorkShift[]>([])
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
 
   const [bankDetails, setBankDetails] = useState<EmployeeBankDetail[]>([])
@@ -92,7 +96,8 @@ export default function EmployeeDetailPage() {
     employmentTypesApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setEmploymentTypes(r.items)).catch(() => setEmploymentTypes([]))
     workShiftsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setWorkShifts(r.items)).catch(() => setWorkShifts([]))
     hrDocumentTypesApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setDocumentTypes(r.items)).catch(() => setDocumentTypes([]))
-  }, [])
+    if (branchingEnabled) branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [branchingEnabled])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (tab === "Bank Details") employeesApi.listBankDetails(employeeId).then(setBankDetails).catch((err) => toast.error("Could not load bank details", errorMessage(err)))
@@ -271,6 +276,15 @@ export default function EmployeeDetailPage() {
                 <SelectContent>{workShifts.map((w) => <SelectItem key={w.workShiftId} value={String(w.workShiftId)}>{w.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
               </Select>
             </Field>
+            {branchingEnabled && (
+              <Field>
+                <FieldLabel>Branch</FieldLabel>
+                <Select value={String(employee.branchId)} onValueChange={(v) => setEmployee({ ...employee, branchId: Number(v) })}>
+                  <SelectTrigger disabled={!isAdmin}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                  <SelectContent>{(isAdmin ? branches : branches.filter((b) => b.branchId === myBranchId || b.branchId === employee.branchId)).map((b) => <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)}>{b.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                </Select>
+              </Field>
+            )}
             <Field><FieldLabel>EPF number</FieldLabel><Input value={employee.epfNumber ?? ""} onChange={(e) => setEmployee({ ...employee, epfNumber: e.target.value })} /></Field>
             <Field><FieldLabel>ETF number</FieldLabel><Input value={employee.etfNumber ?? ""} onChange={(e) => setEmployee({ ...employee, etfNumber: e.target.value })} /></Field>
           </div>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/hrm/employees/page.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ import Link from "next/link"
 import { Link2, Pencil, Plus, Users as UsersIcon } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { employeesApi } from "@/lib/api/employees"
-import { departmentsApi, designationsApi, employmentTypesApi, workShiftsApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
+import { branchesHrmApi, departmentsApi, designationsApi, employmentTypesApi, workShiftsApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { PaginationMeta } from "@/types/common"
-import { CreateEmployeeRequest, Department, Designation, EmployeeListItem, EmploymentType, UserMatch, WorkShift } from "@/types/hrm"
+import { Branch, CreateEmployeeRequest, Department, Designation, EmployeeListItem, EmploymentType, UserMatch, WorkShift } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -31,10 +32,19 @@ const emptyForm: CreateEmployeeRequest = {
   departmentId: 0,
   designationId: 0,
   employmentTypeId: 0,
+  branchId: 0,
   workShiftId: 0,
 }
 
 export default function EmployeesPage() {
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, branchName: myBranchName, activeBranchId, activeBranchName, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+  // The branch to pin the new hire to without asking: an Admin's currently-selected
+  // header branch, or a non-admin's own branch. Only when an Admin is on "All Branches"
+  // (no single branch implied) do they need the dropdown to pick one explicitly.
+  const lockedBranchId = isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId
+  const lockedBranchName = isAdmin ? activeBranchName : myBranchName
+  const showBranchPicker = branchingEnabled && isAdmin && !lockedBranchId
+
   const [employees, setEmployees] = useState<EmployeeListItem[] | null>(null)
   const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -45,6 +55,7 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
   const [designations, setDesignations] = useState<Designation[]>([])
   const [employmentTypes, setEmploymentTypes] = useState<EmploymentType[]>([])
   const [workShifts, setWorkShifts] = useState<WorkShift[]>([])
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
 
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const [form, setForm] = useState<CreateEmployeeRequest>(emptyForm)
@@ -57,18 +68,22 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
 
   function load() {
     employeesApi
-      .list({ page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE, q: q || undefined })
+      .list({ page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE, q: q || undefined, branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined })
       .then((res) => { setEmployees(res.items); setPagination(res.pagination) })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
   }
-  useEffect(load, [page, q])
+  useEffect(load, [page, q, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
+  // Switching branch changes what "page 1" even means — stay on a page past the
+  // new filtered result set otherwise.
+  useEffect(() => setPage(1), [activeBranchId])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     departmentsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setDepartments(r.items)).catch(() => setDepartments([]))
     designationsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setDesignations(r.items)).catch(() => setDesignations([]))
     employmentTypesApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setEmploymentTypes(r.items)).catch(() => setEmploymentTypes([]))
     workShiftsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setWorkShifts(r.items)).catch(() => setWorkShifts([]))
-  }, [])
+    if (branchingEnabled) branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [branchingEnabled])
 
   async function checkEmail(email: string) {
     if (!email.trim()) { setUserMatch(null); return }
@@ -98,6 +113,7 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
     if (!form.designationId) nextErrors.designationId = "Designation is required"
     if (!form.employmentTypeId) nextErrors.employmentTypeId = "Employment type is required"
     if (!form.workShiftId) nextErrors.workShiftId = "Work shift is required"
+    if (branchingEnabled && !form.branchId) nextErrors.branchId = "Branch is required"
     setErrors(nextErrors)
     if (Object.keys(nextErrors).length > 0) return
 
@@ -126,7 +142,14 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
           <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">Employees</h1>
           <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">Staff records — separate from system login accounts (see the link chip below).</p>
         </div>
-        <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(v) => { setOpen(v); if (!v) resetForm() }}>
+        <Dialog
+          open={open}
+          onOpenChange={(v) => {
+            setOpen(v)
+            if (!v) resetForm()
+            else if (lockedBranchId) setForm((f) => ({ ...f, branchId: lockedBranchId }))
+          }}
+        >
           <DialogTrigger render={<Button size="lg"><Plus className="size-5" />New Employee</Button>} />
           <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-lg">
             <DialogHeader className="items-center text-center">
@@ -173,7 +196,7 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
               <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
                 <Field data-invalid={!!errors.departmentId}>
                   <FieldLabel htmlFor="e-dept">Department</FieldLabel>
-                  <Select value={form.departmentId ? String(form.departmentId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, departmentId: Number(v) }))}>
+                  <Select value={String(form.departmentId)} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, departmentId: Number(v) }))}>
                     <SelectTrigger id="e-dept"><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
                     <SelectContent>{departments.map((d) => <SelectItem key={d.departmentId} value={String(d.departmentId)}>{d.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
                   </Select>
@@ -181,7 +204,7 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
                 </Field>
                 <Field data-invalid={!!errors.designationId}>
                   <FieldLabel htmlFor="e-desig">Designation</FieldLabel>
-                  <Select value={form.designationId ? String(form.designationId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, designationId: Number(v) }))}>
+                  <Select value={String(form.designationId)} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, designationId: Number(v) }))}>
                     <SelectTrigger id="e-desig"><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
                     <SelectContent>{designations.map((d) => <SelectItem key={d.designationId} value={String(d.designationId)}>{d.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
                   </Select>
@@ -189,7 +212,7 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
                 </Field>
                 <Field data-invalid={!!errors.employmentTypeId}>
                   <FieldLabel htmlFor="e-etype">Employment type</FieldLabel>
-                  <Select value={form.employmentTypeId ? String(form.employmentTypeId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, employmentTypeId: Number(v) }))}>
+                  <Select value={String(form.employmentTypeId)} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, employmentTypeId: Number(v) }))}>
                     <SelectTrigger id="e-etype"><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
                     <SelectContent>{employmentTypes.map((t) => <SelectItem key={t.employmentTypeId} value={String(t.employmentTypeId)}>{t.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
                   </Select>
@@ -197,12 +220,28 @@ export default function EmployeesPage() {
                 </Field>
                 <Field data-invalid={!!errors.workShiftId}>
                   <FieldLabel htmlFor="e-shift">Work shift</FieldLabel>
-                  <Select value={form.workShiftId ? String(form.workShiftId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, workShiftId: Number(v) }))}>
+                  <Select value={String(form.workShiftId)} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, workShiftId: Number(v) }))}>
                     <SelectTrigger id="e-shift"><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
                     <SelectContent>{workShifts.map((w) => <SelectItem key={w.workShiftId} value={String(w.workShiftId)}>{w.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
                   </Select>
                   <FieldError errors={[errors.workShiftId ? { message: errors.workShiftId } : undefined]} />
                 </Field>
+                {branchingEnabled && (
+                  <Field data-invalid={!!errors.branchId}>
+                    <FieldLabel htmlFor="e-branch">Branch</FieldLabel>
+                    {showBranchPicker ? (
+                      <Select value={String(form.branchId)} onValueChange={(v) => setForm((f) => ({ ...f, branchId: v ? Number(v) : 0 }))}>
+                        <SelectTrigger id="e-branch" aria-invalid={!!errors.branchId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                        <SelectContent>{branches.map((b) => <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)}>{b.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                      </Select>
+                    ) : (
+                      <div id="e-branch" className="flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg border border-input bg-muted px-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                        {lockedBranchName ?? "No branch assigned — contact an admin"}
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                    <FieldError errors={[errors.branchId ? { message: errors.branchId } : undefined]} />
+                  </Field>
+                )}
               </div>
             </FieldGroup>
             <div className="flex flex-col-reverse gap-3 pt-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-center">

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/hrm/settings/branches/page.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { CodeNameMasterPage } from "@/components/hrm/CodeNameMasterPage"
-import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
-import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
+import { BranchMasterPage } from "@/components/settings/BranchMasterPage"
 
 export default function BranchesPage() {
-  return (
-    <CodeNameMasterPage<Branch>
-      title="Branches"
-      description="Company locations/branches — used for multi-branch employee and payroll scoping."
-      idOf={(b) => b.branchId}
-      api={branchesHrmApi}
-    />
-  )
+  return <BranchMasterPage />
 }

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/page.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { DashboardStats } from "@/types/dashboard"
 import { LedgerEntry } from "@/types/stock"
 import { Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { StatCard } from "@/components/ui/stat-card"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ const SAMPLE_TREND_IN = [42, 58, 35, 70, 64, 30, 20, 85, 46, 55, 38, 62, 48, 72]
 const SAMPLE_TREND_OUT = [30, 40, 45, 38, 50, 22, 15, 60, 33, 47, 28, 44, 36, 58]
 
 export default function DashboardPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [stats, setStats] = useState<DashboardStats | null>(null)
   const [movements, setMovements] = useState<LedgerEntry[] | null>(null)
   const [trend, setTrend] = useState<LedgerEntry[] | null>(null)
@@ -53,11 +56,12 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
 
     const from = new Date()
     from.setDate(from.getDate() - (TREND_DAYS - 1))
+    const branchId = branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined
 
     Promise.all([
-      dashboardApi.stats(),
-      stockApi.ledger({ page: 1, pageSize: 5 }),
-      stockApi.ledger({ from: isoDate(from), page: 1, pageSize: 200 }),
+      dashboardApi.stats({ branchId }),
+      stockApi.ledger({ page: 1, pageSize: 5, branchId }),
+      stockApi.ledger({ from: isoDate(from), page: 1, pageSize: 200, branchId }),
       warehousesApi.list(),
     ])
       .then(([statsRes, ledger, trendRes, warehousesRes]) => {
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [])
+  }, [activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const warehousesById = useMemo(() => new Map((warehouses ?? []).map((w) => [w.warehouseId, w])), [warehouses])
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/new/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client"
 
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react"
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { ArrowLeft, ExternalLink, Plus, RefreshCw, ShieldCheck, Trash2 } from "lucide-react"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { grnsApi } from "@/lib/api/grns"
 import { purchaseOrdersApi } from "@/lib/api/purchase-orders"
 import { vendorsApi } from "@/lib/api/vendors"
 import { warehousesApi } from "@/lib/api/warehouses"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { itemsApi } from "@/lib/api/items"
 import { uomsApi } from "@/lib/api/uoms"
 import { baseUomLabel } from "@/lib/uom-label"
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { CreateGrnLineInput, HoldStatus } from "@/types/grn"
 import { PurchaseOrder, PurchaseOrderSummary } from "@/types/procurement"
 import { Bin, ItemListItem, Uom, Vendor, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
@@ -174,10 +177,13 @@ function emptyLine(): DraftLine {
 
 export default function NewGrnPage() {
   const router = useRouter()
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, activeBranchId, activeBranchName, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [mode, setMode] = useState<Mode>("po")
 
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
+  const [branchFilterId, setBranchFilterId] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
   const [uoms, setUoms] = useState<Uom[] | null>(null)
   const [vendors, setVendors] = useState<Vendor[] | null>(null)
@@ -246,6 +252,31 @@ export default function NewGrnPage() {
     warehousesApi.listBins(warehouseId).then(setBins).catch(() => setBins([]))
   }, [warehouseId])
 
+  // Admin-only branch picker, narrowing which warehouses show up below — non-admins never
+  // see this control, their warehouse choices are narrowed to their own branch directly.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (branchingEnabled && isAdmin) {
+      branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+    }
+  }, [branchingEnabled, isAdmin])
+
+  // An Admin on a specific header branch is pinned to it here too (shown, not editable) —
+  // the dropdown only appears when the header itself is on "All Branches", so there's no
+  // branch to pin to and the Admin must pick one explicitly for this GRN.
+  const lockedBranchId = isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId
+  const showBranchPicker = branchingEnabled && isAdmin && !lockedBranchId
+  const effectiveBranchId = branchingEnabled ? (isAdmin ? (activeBranchId ?? branchFilterId) : myBranchId) : null
+  const visibleWarehouses = useMemo(
+    () => (effectiveBranchId === null ? (warehouses ?? []) : (warehouses ?? []).filter((w) => w.branchId === effectiveBranchId)),
+    [warehouses, effectiveBranchId]
+  )
+
+  // Switching branch can strip the currently-picked warehouse out of the visible set —
+  // clear it rather than silently submitting a warehouse from the previous branch.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setWarehouseId((prev) => (prev !== null && !visibleWarehouses.some((w) => w.warehouseId === prev) ? null : prev))
+  }, [visibleWarehouses])
+
   function switchMode(next: Mode) {
     setMode(next)
     setPoId(null)
@@ -571,6 +602,30 @@ export default function NewGrnPage() {
               </div>
             )}
 
+            {branchingEnabled && isAdmin && (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <Label className="text-base">Branch</Label>
+                {showBranchPicker ? (
+                  <Select<number | null> value={branchFilterId} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchFilterId(v)}>
+                    <SelectTrigger className="h-12! w-full text-base">
+                      <SelectValue placeholder="All branches" />
+                    </SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent>
+                      {branches.map((b) => (
+                        <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={b.branchId} className="text-base">
+                          {b.name}
+                        </SelectItem>
+                      ))}
+                    </SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="flex h-12 items-center rounded-lg border border-input bg-muted px-3 text-base text-muted-foreground">
+                    {activeBranchName ?? `Branch #${lockedBranchId}`}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
               <Label className="text-base">Warehouse</Label>
               <Select<number | null> value={warehouseId} onValueChange={(v) => setWarehouseId(v)}>
@@ -578,7 +633,7 @@ export default function NewGrnPage() {
                   <SelectValue placeholder="Select warehouse" />
                 </SelectTrigger>
                 <SelectContent>
-                  {(warehouses ?? []).map((w) => (
+                  {visibleWarehouses.map((w) => (
                     <SelectItem key={w.warehouseId} value={w.warehouseId} className="text-base">
                       {w.code} — {w.name}
                     </SelectItem>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/receiving/grn/page.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { GrnStatus, GrnSummary } from "@/types/grn"
 import { PaginationMeta } from "@/types/common"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ type StatusFilter = GrnStatus | "All"
 const PAGE_SIZE = 5
 
 export default function GrnListPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [grns, setGrns] = useState<GrnSummary[] | null>(null)
   const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ export default function GrnListPage() {
   // Any filter change starts back at page 1.
   useEffect(() => {
     setPage(1)
-  }, [query, status])
+  }, [query, status, activeBranchId])
 
   function load() {
     setError(null)
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ export default function GrnListPage() {
         pageSize: PAGE_SIZE,
         q: query || undefined,
         status: status === "All" ? undefined : status,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
       })
       .then((res) => {
         setGrns(res.items)
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ export default function GrnListPage() {
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
   }
 
-  useEffect(load, [page, query, status])
+  useEffect(load, [page, query, status, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const hasFilters = query.length > 0 || status !== "All"
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/sales/invoices/new/page.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { useRouter, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { Plus, Trash2 } from "lucide-react"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ import { customersApi } from "@/lib/api/customers"
 import { itemsApi } from "@/lib/api/items"
 import { uomsApi } from "@/lib/api/uoms"
 import { warehousesApi } from "@/lib/api/warehouses"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { Customer } from "@/types/customers"
 import { ItemListItem, Uom, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 import { CreateSalesInvoiceLineRequest, CreateSalesInvoiceRequest, SalesInvoiceType } from "@/types/sales"
 import { BundleSaleTemplateSummary } from "@/types/bundles"
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
@@ -90,11 +93,14 @@ function NewSalesInvoiceContent() {
   const bundleTemplateIdFromQuery = searchParams.get("bundleTemplateId")
   const appliedBundleRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
   const bundleGroupSeqRef = useRef(0)
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, activeBranchId, activeBranchName, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [customers, setCustomers] = useState<Customer[]>([])
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[]>([])
   const [uoms, setUoms] = useState<Uom[]>([])
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[]>([])
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
+  const [branchFilterId, setBranchFilterId] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [customerId, setCustomerId] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [warehouseId, setWarehouseId] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [invoiceType, setInvoiceType] = useState<SalesInvoiceType>("B2C")
@@ -157,6 +163,32 @@ function NewSalesInvoiceContent() {
     setLines((prev) => prev.map((line) => ({ ...line, warehouseId: nextWarehouseId ?? line.warehouseId })))
   }
 
+  // Admin-only branch picker, narrowing which warehouses show up below — non-admins never
+  // see this control, their warehouse choices are narrowed to their own branch directly.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (branchingEnabled && isAdmin) {
+      branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+    }
+  }, [branchingEnabled, isAdmin])
+
+  // An Admin on a specific header branch is pinned to it here too (shown, not editable) —
+  // the dropdown only appears when the header itself is on "All Branches", so there's no
+  // branch to pin to and the Admin must pick one explicitly for this sale.
+  const lockedBranchId = isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId
+  const showBranchPicker = branchingEnabled && isAdmin && !lockedBranchId
+  const effectiveBranchId = branchingEnabled ? (isAdmin ? (activeBranchId ?? branchFilterId) : myBranchId) : null
+  const visibleWarehouses = useMemo(
+    () => (effectiveBranchId === null ? warehouses : warehouses.filter((w) => w.branchId === effectiveBranchId)),
+    [warehouses, effectiveBranchId]
+  )
+
+  // Switching branch can strip the currently-picked warehouse out of the visible set —
+  // clear it (and every line's warehouse) rather than silently submitting a mismatched one.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (warehouseId !== null && !visibleWarehouses.some((w) => w.warehouseId === warehouseId)) updateHeaderWarehouse(null)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [visibleWarehouses])
+
   function freeIssueSchemeFor(itemId: number): FreeIssueScheme | null {
     return freeIssueSchemes.find((s) => s.itemId === itemId) ?? null
   }
@@ -422,6 +454,30 @@ function NewSalesInvoiceContent() {
               </Select>
             </div>
 
+            {branchingEnabled && isAdmin && (
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                <Label className="text-base">Branch</Label>
+                {showBranchPicker ? (
+                  <Select value={branchFilterId ? String(branchFilterId) : ""} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchFilterId(v ? Number(v) : null)}>
+                    <SelectTrigger className="h-12! w-full text-base">
+                      <SelectValue placeholder="All branches" />
+                    </SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent>
+                      {branches.map((b) => (
+                        <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)} className="text-base">
+                          {b.name}
+                        </SelectItem>
+                      ))}
+                    </SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="flex h-12 items-center rounded-lg border border-input bg-muted px-3 text-base text-muted-foreground">
+                    {activeBranchName ?? `Branch #${lockedBranchId}`}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
               <Label className="text-base">Warehouse</Label>
               <Select value={warehouseId ? String(warehouseId) : ""} onValueChange={(v) => updateHeaderWarehouse(v ? Number(v) : null)}>
@@ -429,7 +485,7 @@ function NewSalesInvoiceContent() {
                   <SelectValue placeholder="Select warehouse" />
                 </SelectTrigger>
                 <SelectContent>
-                  {warehouses.map((w) => (
+                  {visibleWarehouses.map((w) => (
                     <SelectItem key={w.warehouseId} value={String(w.warehouseId)} className="text-base">
                       {w.code} — {w.name}
                     </SelectItem>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/sales/invoices/page.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { CheckCircle2, ChevronLeft, ChevronRight, CircleDollarSign, Eye, Filter,
 
 import { salesApi } from "@/lib/api/sales"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ const tabs: { value: SalesInvoiceStatus | "All"; label: string }[] = [
 ]
 
 export default function SalesInvoicesPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [rows, setRows] = useState<SalesInvoiceSummary[] | null>(null)
   const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
@@ -44,18 +47,23 @@ export default function SalesInvoicesPage() {
     return () => clearTimeout(timeout)
   }, [searchInput])
 
-  useEffect(() => setPage(1), [query, status])
+  useEffect(() => setPage(1), [query, status, activeBranchId])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setError(null)
     salesApi
-      .listInvoices({ page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE, status: status === "All" ? undefined : status })
+      .listInvoices({
+        page,
+        pageSize: PAGE_SIZE,
+        status: status === "All" ? undefined : status,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
+      })
       .then((res) => {
         setRows(res.items)
         setPagination(res.pagination)
       })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [page, status])
+  }, [page, status, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   async function handleConfirm(row: SalesInvoiceSummary) {
     setConfirmingId(row.salesInvoiceId)

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/settings/branch-configuration/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+"use client"
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { MapPin } from "lucide-react"
+
+import { branchConfigApi } from "@/lib/api/branch-config"
+import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
+import { BranchConfig } from "@/types/hrm"
+
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
+import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch"
+import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
+
+/**
+ * Branch Configuration — the singleton toggle for whether this deployment uses branches
+ * at all. Off hides every branch picker/badge across the app (Employee, Warehouse, the
+ * header switcher, Sales filtering); existing records keep whatever branch they already
+ * have, and new ones are silently assigned to the deployment's one default branch.
+ */
+export default function BranchConfigurationPage() {
+  const [config, setConfig] = useState<BranchConfig | null>(null)
+  const [etag, setEtag] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
+
+  function load() {
+    setError(null)
+    branchConfigApi
+      .get()
+      .then((res) => {
+        setConfig(res.data)
+        setEtag(res.etag)
+      })
+      .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
+  }
+
+  useEffect(load, [])
+
+  async function toggle(next: boolean) {
+    if (!config) return
+    setSaving(true)
+    try {
+      const res = await branchConfigApi.update({ branchingEnabled: next }, etag ?? "")
+      setConfig(res.data)
+      setEtag(res.etag)
+      toast.success("Configuration saved", `Branches ${next ? "enabled" : "disabled"}.`)
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error("Could not save configuration", errorMessage(err))
+      load()
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">Branch Configuration</h1>
+          <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">
+            Switch multi-branch mode on or off for this deployment.
+          </p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {error && (
+        <div className="rounded-lg border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/5 p-5 text-base text-destructive">{error}</div>
+      )}
+
+      {!error && !config && <Skeleton className="h-40 w-full" />}
+
+      {!error && config && (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 rounded-xl border p-6">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <MapPin className="size-5 text-primary" />
+            <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Branches</h2>
+          </div>
+          <div className="border-t" />
+
+          <div className="flex items-start gap-4 py-2">
+            <Switch
+              checked={config.branchingEnabled}
+              onCheckedChange={toggle}
+              disabled={saving}
+              aria-label="Require branches"
+              className="mt-1 shrink-0"
+            />
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+              <span className="text-base font-medium text-foreground">Require branches</span>
+              <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                On: Employee and Warehouse records must pick a branch, and Admins can switch between
+                branches from the header. Off: branch pickers disappear everywhere and every record
+                is kept on the deployment&apos;s one default branch behind the scenes.
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {config.updatedAt && (
+            <p className="pt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              Last changed {new Date(config.updatedAt).toLocaleString()}
+              {config.updatedBy ? ` by user #${config.updatedBy}` : ""}.
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/settings/branches/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+"use client"
+
+import { BranchMasterPage } from "@/components/settings/BranchMasterPage"
+
+export default function BranchesPage() {
+  return <BranchMasterPage />
+}

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/settings/configuration/page.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Link from "next/link"
-import { Building2, LayoutTemplate, SlidersHorizontal } from "lucide-react"
+import { Building2, LayoutTemplate, MapPin, SlidersHorizontal } from "lucide-react"
 
 const cards = [
   {
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ const cards = [
     icon: SlidersHorizontal,
     description: "Configure product and master-data options",
   },
+  {
+    title: "Branch Configuration",
+    href: "/dashboard/settings/branch-configuration",
+    icon: MapPin,
+    description: "Turn multi-branch mode on or off for this deployment",
+  },
   {
     title: "Invoice Template",
     href: "/dashboard/settings/invoice-template",

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/settings/page.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import Link from "next/link"
-import { BellRing, ShieldCheck, SlidersHorizontal, Users } from "lucide-react"
+import { BellRing, MapPin, ShieldCheck, SlidersHorizontal, Users } from "lucide-react"
 
 const cards = [
+  {
+    title: "Branches",
+    href: "/dashboard/settings/branches",
+    icon: MapPin,
+    description: "Manage company branches/locations",
+  },
   {
     title: "Roles",
     href: "/dashboard/settings/roles",

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/settings/users/page.tsx

@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ import { Link2, Pencil, Plus, Users as UsersIcon } from "lucide-react"
 import { rolesApi } from "@/lib/api/roles"
 import { usersApi } from "@/lib/api/users"
 import { employeeCrossLinkApi } from "@/lib/api/employees"
+import { branchesHrmApi, departmentsApi, designationsApi, employmentTypesApi, workShiftsApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage, fieldErrors } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { PaginationMeta } from "@/types/common"
 import { Role } from "@/types/rbac"
-import { EmployeeMatch } from "@/types/hrm"
+import { Branch, Department, Designation, EmployeeMatch, EmploymentType, WorkShift } from "@/types/hrm"
 import { ManagedUser, UserTypeOption } from "@/types/users"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button, buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -34,6 +36,13 @@ import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10
 
 export default function UsersPage() {
+  const { isAdmin, branchId: myBranchId, branchName: myBranchName, activeBranchId, activeBranchName, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+  // Same "don't ask if it's already implied" heuristic as the Employees form: an Admin's
+  // currently-selected header branch, or a non-admin's own branch.
+  const lockedBranchId = isAdmin ? activeBranchId : myBranchId
+  const lockedBranchName = isAdmin ? activeBranchName : myBranchName
+  const showBranchPicker = branchingEnabled && isAdmin && !lockedBranchId
+
   const [users, setUsers] = useState<ManagedUser[] | null>(null)
   const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
   const [roles, setRoles] = useState<Role[]>([])
@@ -52,6 +61,25 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
 
+  // Non-admin roles must be scoped to one branch (see UserManagementService.CreateAsync) —
+  // these fields build the Employee record that carries it.
+  const selectedRole = roles.find((r) => String(r.roleId) === roleId)
+  const requiresBranchScope = !!roleId && selectedRole?.code?.toUpperCase() !== "ADMIN"
+
+  const [employeeCode, setEmployeeCode] = useState("")
+  const [hireDate, setHireDate] = useState(() => new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10))
+  const [departmentId, setDepartmentId] = useState(0)
+  const [designationId, setDesignationId] = useState(0)
+  const [employmentTypeId, setEmploymentTypeId] = useState(0)
+  const [workShiftId, setWorkShiftId] = useState(0)
+  const [branchId, setBranchId] = useState(0)
+
+  const [departments, setDepartments] = useState<Department[]>([])
+  const [designations, setDesignations] = useState<Designation[]>([])
+  const [employmentTypes, setEmploymentTypes] = useState<EmploymentType[]>([])
+  const [workShifts, setWorkShifts] = useState<WorkShift[]>([])
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
+
   // Advisory cross-link suggestion: does a Staff record already exist with this email?
   const [staffMatch, setStaffMatch] = useState<EmployeeMatch | null>(null)
   const [checkingEmail, setCheckingEmail] = useState(false)
@@ -98,6 +126,21 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
       .catch(() => setUserTypes([]))
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    departmentsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setDepartments(r.items)).catch(() => setDepartments([]))
+    designationsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setDesignations(r.items)).catch(() => setDesignations([]))
+    employmentTypesApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setEmploymentTypes(r.items)).catch(() => setEmploymentTypes([]))
+    workShiftsApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setWorkShifts(r.items)).catch(() => setWorkShifts([]))
+    if (branchingEnabled) branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [branchingEnabled])
+
+  // Once a non-admin role is picked, default the branch to whatever's already implied
+  // (an Admin's selected header branch, or a non-admin creator's own branch) instead of
+  // making them pick it again.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (requiresBranchScope && lockedBranchId && !branchId) setBranchId(lockedBranchId)
+  }, [requiresBranchScope, lockedBranchId, branchId])
+
   function resetForm() {
     setUsername("")
     setFullName("")
@@ -106,6 +149,13 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
     setNic("")
     setRoleId("")
     setUserTypeId("")
+    setEmployeeCode("")
+    setHireDate(new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10))
+    setDepartmentId(0)
+    setDesignationId(0)
+    setEmploymentTypeId(0)
+    setWorkShiftId(0)
+    setBranchId(0)
     setErrors({})
     setStaffMatch(null)
   }
@@ -117,6 +167,17 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
     if (!email.trim()) nextErrors.email = "Email is required"
     if (!roleId) nextErrors.roleId = "Role is required"
     if (!userTypeId.trim()) nextErrors.userTypeId = "User type is required"
+    // A matched existing Staff record already carries a branch — only ask for a fresh
+    // one to be created when there's no such link.
+    if (requiresBranchScope && !staffMatch) {
+      if (!employeeCode.trim()) nextErrors.employeeCode = "Employee code is required"
+      if (!hireDate) nextErrors.hireDate = "Hire date is required"
+      if (!departmentId) nextErrors.departmentId = "Department is required"
+      if (!designationId) nextErrors.designationId = "Designation is required"
+      if (!employmentTypeId) nextErrors.employmentTypeId = "Employment type is required"
+      if (!workShiftId) nextErrors.workShiftId = "Work shift is required"
+      if (branchingEnabled && !branchId) nextErrors.branchId = "Branch is required"
+    }
     setErrors(nextErrors)
     if (Object.keys(nextErrors).length > 0) return
 
@@ -131,6 +192,17 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
         roleId: Number(roleId),
         userTypeId: userTypeId.trim(),
         linkEmployeeId: staffMatch ? staffMatch.employeeId : null,
+        ...(requiresBranchScope && !staffMatch
+          ? {
+              employeeCode: employeeCode.trim(),
+              hireDate,
+              departmentId,
+              designationId,
+              employmentTypeId,
+              workShiftId,
+              branchId: branchId || null,
+            }
+          : {}),
       })
       toast.success("User created", `Credentials have been emailed to ${result.username}.`)
       setOpen(false)
@@ -164,7 +236,7 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
               </Button>
             }
           />
-          <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-md">
+          <DialogContent className="max-h-[85vh] overflow-y-auto sm:max-w-lg">
             <DialogHeader className="items-center text-center">
               <DialogTitle>New user</DialogTitle>
               <DialogDescription>Created in both the auth service and here; password is emailed.</DialogDescription>
@@ -225,6 +297,73 @@ export default function UsersPage() {
                 </Select>
                 <FieldError errors={[errors.roleId ? { message: errors.roleId } : undefined]} />
               </Field>
+              {requiresBranchScope && !staffMatch && (
+                <>
+                  <div className="rounded-lg border border-primary/30 bg-primary/5 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                    This role isn&apos;t Admin — it must be scoped to one branch. These details create the linked staff record.
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.employeeCode}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-empcode">Employee code</FieldLabel>
+                      <Input id="u-empcode" value={employeeCode} onChange={(e) => setEmployeeCode(e.target.value)} aria-invalid={!!errors.employeeCode} />
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.employeeCode ? { message: errors.employeeCode } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.hireDate}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-hire">Hire date</FieldLabel>
+                      <Input id="u-hire" type="date" value={hireDate} onChange={(e) => setHireDate(e.target.value)} aria-invalid={!!errors.hireDate} />
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.hireDate ? { message: errors.hireDate } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.departmentId}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-dept">Department</FieldLabel>
+                      <Select value={departmentId ? String(departmentId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setDepartmentId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                        <SelectTrigger id="u-dept" aria-invalid={!!errors.departmentId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                        <SelectContent>{departments.map((d) => <SelectItem key={d.departmentId} value={String(d.departmentId)}>{d.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                      </Select>
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.departmentId ? { message: errors.departmentId } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.designationId}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-desig">Designation</FieldLabel>
+                      <Select value={designationId ? String(designationId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setDesignationId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                        <SelectTrigger id="u-desig" aria-invalid={!!errors.designationId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                        <SelectContent>{designations.map((d) => <SelectItem key={d.designationId} value={String(d.designationId)}>{d.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                      </Select>
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.designationId ? { message: errors.designationId } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.employmentTypeId}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-etype">Employment type</FieldLabel>
+                      <Select value={employmentTypeId ? String(employmentTypeId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setEmploymentTypeId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                        <SelectTrigger id="u-etype" aria-invalid={!!errors.employmentTypeId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                        <SelectContent>{employmentTypes.map((t) => <SelectItem key={t.employmentTypeId} value={String(t.employmentTypeId)}>{t.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                      </Select>
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.employmentTypeId ? { message: errors.employmentTypeId } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    <Field data-invalid={!!errors.workShiftId}>
+                      <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-shift">Work shift</FieldLabel>
+                      <Select value={workShiftId ? String(workShiftId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setWorkShiftId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                        <SelectTrigger id="u-shift" aria-invalid={!!errors.workShiftId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                        <SelectContent>{workShifts.map((w) => <SelectItem key={w.workShiftId} value={String(w.workShiftId)}>{w.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                      </Select>
+                      <FieldError errors={[errors.workShiftId ? { message: errors.workShiftId } : undefined]} />
+                    </Field>
+                    {branchingEnabled && (
+                      <Field data-invalid={!!errors.branchId}>
+                        <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-branch">Branch</FieldLabel>
+                        {showBranchPicker ? (
+                          <Select value={branchId ? String(branchId) : undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                            <SelectTrigger id="u-branch" aria-invalid={!!errors.branchId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                            <SelectContent>{branches.map((b) => <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)}>{b.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                          </Select>
+                        ) : (
+                          <div id="u-branch" className="flex h-9 items-center rounded-lg border border-input bg-muted px-3 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                            {lockedBranchName ?? "No branch assigned — contact an admin"}
+                          </div>
+                        )}
+                        <FieldError errors={[errors.branchId ? { message: errors.branchId } : undefined]} />
+                      </Field>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                </>
+              )}
               <Field data-invalid={!!errors.userTypeId}>
                 <FieldLabel htmlFor="u-usertype">User type</FieldLabel>
                 <Select value={userTypeId || undefined} onValueChange={(v) => setUserTypeId(v ?? "")}>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/adjustments/page.tsx

@@ -12,26 +12,33 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { StockAdjustmentSummary } from "@/types/stock"
 import { Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 import { AdjustmentStatusBadge } from "@/components/stock/status-badges"
 
 export default function AdjustmentsListPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [adjustments, setAdjustments] = useState<StockAdjustmentSummary[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
   const [reasonLabels, setReasonLabels] = useState<Map<number, string>>(new Map())
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    Promise.all([stockAdjustmentsApi.list({ pageSize: 50 }), warehousesApi.list(), reasonCodesApi.list("Adjustment")])
+    Promise.all([
+      stockAdjustmentsApi.list({ pageSize: 50, branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined }),
+      warehousesApi.list(),
+      reasonCodesApi.list("Adjustment"),
+    ])
       .then(([a, wh, rc]) => {
         setAdjustments(a.items)
         setWarehouses(wh.items)
         setReasonLabels(new Map(rc.items.map((r) => [r.reasonCodeId, r.description])))
       })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [])
+  }, [activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const whCode = (id: number) => warehouses?.find((w) => w.warehouseId === id)?.code ?? `#${id}`
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/counts/page.tsx

@@ -11,24 +11,30 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { StockCountSummary } from "@/types/stock"
 import { Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 import { CountStatusBadge } from "@/components/stock/status-badges"
 
 export default function CountsListPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [counts, setCounts] = useState<StockCountSummary[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    Promise.all([stockCountsApi.list({ pageSize: 50 }), warehousesApi.list()])
+    Promise.all([
+      stockCountsApi.list({ pageSize: 50, branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined }),
+      warehousesApi.list(),
+    ])
       .then(([c, wh]) => {
         setCounts(c.items)
         setWarehouses(wh.items)
       })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [])
+  }, [activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const whCode = (id: number) => warehouses?.find((w) => w.warehouseId === id)?.code ?? `#${id}`
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/enquiry/page.tsx

@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { OnHand } from "@/types/stock"
 import { ItemListItem, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 
 export default function StockEnquiryPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [rows, setRows] = useState<OnHand[] | null>(null)
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@ export default function StockEnquiryPage() {
     const term = search.trim().toLowerCase()
     return rows
       .filter((r) => warehouseId === "All" || r.warehouseId === warehouseId)
+      .filter((r) => !branchingEnabled || activeBranchId === null || warehousesById.get(r.warehouseId)?.branchId === activeBranchId)
       .filter((r) => {
         if (!term) return true
         const item = itemsById.get(r.itemId)
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ export default function StockEnquiryPage() {
         return haystack.includes(term)
       })
       .sort((a, b) => a.itemId - b.itemId || a.warehouseId - b.warehouseId)
-  }, [rows, search, warehouseId, itemsById])
+  }, [rows, search, warehouseId, itemsById, warehousesById, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const loading = rows === null || items === null || warehouses === null
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/ledger/page.tsx

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { LedgerEntry } from "@/types/stock"
 import { PaginationMeta } from "@/types/common"
 import { ItemListItem, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@
 const PAGE_SIZE = 10
 
 export default function StockLedgerPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [entries, setEntries] = useState<LedgerEntry[] | null>(null)
   const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
@@ -46,7 +49,7 @@ export default function StockLedgerPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setPage(1)
-  }, [itemId, warehouseId, from, to])
+  }, [itemId, warehouseId, from, to, activeBranchId])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ export default function StockLedgerPage() {
       .ledger({
         itemId: itemId === "All" ? undefined : itemId,
         warehouseId: warehouseId === "All" ? undefined : warehouseId,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
         from: from || undefined,
         to: to || undefined,
         page,
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ export default function StockLedgerPage() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
-  }, [itemId, warehouseId, from, to, page])
+  }, [itemId, warehouseId, from, to, page, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const itemsById = useMemo(() => new Map((items ?? []).map((i) => [i.itemId, i])), [items])
   const warehousesById = useMemo(() => new Map((warehouses ?? []).map((w) => [w.warehouseId, w])), [warehouses])

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/reorder-alerts/page.tsx

@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { ReorderAlert } from "@/types/stock"
 import { ItemListItem, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
 
 export default function ReorderAlertsPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [alerts, setAlerts] = useState<ReorderAlert[] | null>(null)
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
@@ -24,14 +27,18 @@ export default function ReorderAlertsPage() {
   const [requested, setRequested] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    Promise.all([stockApi.reorderAlerts(), itemsApi.list({ pageSize: 200 }), warehousesApi.list()])
+    Promise.all([
+      stockApi.reorderAlerts(undefined, { branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined }),
+      itemsApi.list({ pageSize: 200 }),
+      warehousesApi.list(),
+    ])
       .then(([a, it, wh]) => {
         setAlerts(a.items)
         setItems(it.items)
         setWarehouses(wh.items)
       })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [])
+  }, [activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const itemsById = useMemo(() => new Map((items ?? []).map((i) => [i.itemId, i])), [items])
   const warehousesById = useMemo(() => new Map((warehouses ?? []).map((w) => [w.warehouseId, w])), [warehouses])

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/transfers/page.tsx

@@ -11,24 +11,30 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { StockTransferSummary } from "@/types/stock"
 import { Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 import { TransferStatusBadge } from "@/components/stock/status-badges"
 
 export default function TransfersListPage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [transfers, setTransfers] = useState<StockTransferSummary[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    Promise.all([stockTransfersApi.list({ pageSize: 50 }), warehousesApi.list()])
+    Promise.all([
+      stockTransfersApi.list({ pageSize: 50, branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined }),
+      warehousesApi.list(),
+    ])
       .then(([t, wh]) => {
         setTransfers(t.items)
         setWarehouses(wh.items)
       })
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [])
+  }, [activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const whCode = (id: number) => warehouses?.find((w) => w.warehouseId === id)?.code ?? `#${id}`
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/valuation/page.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { Valuation } from "@/types/stock"
 import { ItemListItem, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@
 function ValuationContent() {
   const router = useRouter()
   const searchParams = useSearchParams()
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
 
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ function ValuationContent() {
   }, [itemId, warehouseId])
 
   const item = useMemo(() => (items ?? []).find((i) => i.itemId === itemId), [items, itemId])
+  const visibleWarehouses = useMemo(
+    () => (branchingEnabled && activeBranchId !== null ? (warehouses ?? []).filter((w) => w.branchId === activeBranchId) : (warehouses ?? [])),
+    [warehouses, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled]
+  )
 
   function setParam(key: "itemId" | "warehouseId", value: number) {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(searchParams.toString())
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ function ValuationContent() {
                 <SelectValue placeholder="Select a warehouse" />
               </SelectTrigger>
               <SelectContent>
-                {(warehouses ?? []).map((w) => (
+                {visibleWarehouses.map((w) => (
                   <SelectItem key={w.warehouseId} value={w.warehouseId} className="text-base">
                     {w.code} — {w.name}
                   </SelectItem>

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/stock/wastage/page.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
 import { ReasonCode } from "@/types/stock"
 import { ItemListItem, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { buttonVariants } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 
 export default function WastagePage() {
+  const { activeBranchId, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [records, setRecords] = useState<WastageRecord[] | null>(null)
   const [reasonCodes, setReasonCodes] = useState<ReasonCode[] | null>(null)
   const [items, setItems] = useState<ItemListItem[] | null>(null)
@@ -44,11 +47,12 @@ export default function WastagePage() {
     wastageApi
       .list({
         warehouseId: warehouseId === "All" ? undefined : warehouseId,
+        branchId: branchingEnabled ? (activeBranchId ?? undefined) : undefined,
         reasonCodeId: reasonCodeId === "All" ? undefined : reasonCodeId,
       })
       .then(setRecords)
       .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
-  }, [warehouseId, reasonCodeId])
+  }, [warehouseId, reasonCodeId, activeBranchId, branchingEnabled])
 
   const itemsById = useMemo(() => new Map((items ?? []).map((i) => [i.itemId, i])), [items])
   const warehousesById = useMemo(() => new Map((warehouses ?? []).map((w) => [w.warehouseId, w])), [warehouses])

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/warehouse/[id]/page.tsx

@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ export default function WarehouseDetailPage() {
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
           <div>
             <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">{warehouse.code}</h1>
-            <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">{warehouse.name} · Bin/location structure (FR-WH-01, FR-MD-07)</p>
+            <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">
+              {warehouse.name}
+              {warehouse.branchName && ` · ${warehouse.branchName}`} · Bin/location structure (FR-WH-01, FR-MD-07)
+            </p>
           </div>
         </div>
 

Frontend/erp-system/app/dashboard/warehouse/page.tsx

@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import Link from "next/link"
 import { Plus, Warehouse as WarehouseIcon } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { warehousesApi } from "@/lib/api/warehouses"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
 import { Bin, Warehouse } from "@/types/master-data"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
 import { Field, FieldError, FieldGroup, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
   DialogTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
 import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
 import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
 import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
@@ -42,12 +46,16 @@ function generateWarehouseCode(name: string, existingCodes: string[]): string {
 }
 
 export default function WarehousesPage() {
+  const { branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+
   const [warehouses, setWarehouses] = useState<Warehouse[] | null>(null)
   const [bins, setBins] = useState<Bin[] | null>(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
 
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const [name, setName] = useState("")
+  const [branchId, setBranchId] = useState(0)
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
   const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
 
@@ -65,6 +73,9 @@ export default function WarehousesPage() {
   }
 
   useEffect(load, [])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (branchingEnabled) branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [branchingEnabled])
 
   function binCount(warehouseId: number) {
     return (bins ?? []).filter((b) => b.warehouseId === warehouseId).length
@@ -73,15 +84,17 @@ export default function WarehousesPage() {
   async function handleCreate() {
     const nextErrors: Record<string, string> = {}
     if (!name.trim()) nextErrors.name = "Warehouse name is required"
+    if (branchingEnabled && !branchId) nextErrors.branchId = "Branch is required"
     setErrors(nextErrors)
     if (Object.keys(nextErrors).length > 0) return
 
     setSubmitting(true)
     try {
-      const warehouse = await warehousesApi.create({ code: generatedCode, name })
+      const warehouse = await warehousesApi.create({ code: generatedCode, name, branchId })
       toast.success("Warehouse created", `${warehouse.code} — ${warehouse.name}`)
       setOpen(false)
       setName("")
+      setBranchId(0)
       setErrors({})
       load()
     } catch (err) {
@@ -129,6 +142,16 @@ export default function WarehousesPage() {
                 <FieldLabel htmlFor="wh-code">Code (auto-generated)</FieldLabel>
                 <Input id="wh-code" value={generatedCode} readOnly disabled placeholder="Enter a name to generate a code" className="text-muted-foreground" />
               </Field>
+              {branchingEnabled && (
+                <Field data-invalid={!!errors.branchId}>
+                  <FieldLabel htmlFor="wh-branch">Branch</FieldLabel>
+                  <Select value={String(branchId)} onValueChange={(v) => setBranchId(v ? Number(v) : 0)}>
+                    <SelectTrigger id="wh-branch" aria-invalid={!!errors.branchId}><SelectValue placeholder="Select" /></SelectTrigger>
+                    <SelectContent>{branches.map((b) => <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)}>{b.name}</SelectItem>)}</SelectContent>
+                  </Select>
+                  <FieldError errors={[errors.branchId ? { message: errors.branchId } : undefined]} />
+                </Field>
+              )}
             </FieldGroup>
             <div className="flex flex-col-reverse gap-3 pt-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-center">
               <Button variant="outline" className="w-full sm:w-auto sm:min-w-36" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} disabled={submitting}>
@@ -167,6 +190,7 @@ export default function WarehousesPage() {
             <TableRow>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Code</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Name</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Branch</TableHead>
               <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Bins</TableHead>
             </TableRow>
           </TableHeader>
@@ -179,6 +203,7 @@ export default function WarehousesPage() {
                   </Link>
                 </TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">{w.name}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">{w.branchName ?? "—"}</TableCell>
                 <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">{binCount(w.warehouseId)}</TableCell>
               </TableRow>
             ))}

Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/AppSidebar.tsx

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   LineChart,
   ListTree,
   Lock,
+  MapPin,
   Menu,
   Package,
   PackageCheck,
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ const navItems: {
     icon: Settings,
     chevron: true,
     children: [
+      { title: "Branches", code: "settings.branches", href: "/dashboard/settings/branches", icon: MapPin },
       { title: "Roles", code: "settings.roles", href: "/dashboard/settings/roles", icon: ShieldCheck },
       { title: "Users", code: "settings.users", href: "/dashboard/settings/users", icon: Users },
       { title: "Configuration", code: "products.configuration", href: "/dashboard/settings/configuration", icon: SlidersHorizontal },

Frontend/erp-system/components/Layouts/Header.tsx

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import Link from "next/link"
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation"
-import { ArrowLeft, Bell, LogOut, Settings, User } from "lucide-react"
+import { ArrowLeft, Bell, Building2, LogOut, Settings, User } from "lucide-react"
 
 import { authApi } from "@/lib/api/auth"
 import { clearStoredUser, displayName, getStoredUser } from "@/lib/auth-session"
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
 import { AuthUser } from "@/types/auth"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { useAuth } from "@/components/auth/AuthProvider"
 import { ThemeToggle } from "@/components/theme-toggle"
 import { Avatar, AvatarFallback } from "@/components/ui/avatar"
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from "@/components/ui/dropdown-menu"
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover"
+import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from "@/components/ui/select"
 
 /** Avatar initials from a display name: "ERP Admin" -> "EA", "erpadmin" -> "ER". */
 function initials(name: string): string {
@@ -166,9 +170,27 @@ export function Header() {
   const router = useRouter()
   const title = titleFromPath(pathname)
   const showBackButton = pathname !== "/dashboard"
+  const { isAdmin, branchName, activeBranchId, activeBranchName, setActiveBranch, branchingEnabled } = useAuth()
+  const branchLabel = isAdmin ? (activeBranchName ?? "All Branches") : branchName
   const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState(initialNotifications)
   const unreadCount = notifications.filter((n) => n.unread).length
 
+  const [branches, setBranches] = useState<Branch[]>([])
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isAdmin || !branchingEnabled) return
+    branchesHrmApi.list({ pageSize: 200, status: "Active" }).then((r) => setBranches(r.items)).catch(() => setBranches([]))
+  }, [isAdmin, branchingEnabled])
+
+  const ALL_BRANCHES = "__all__"
+  function handleBranchChange(value: string | null) {
+    if (!value || value === ALL_BRANCHES) {
+      setActiveBranch(null, null)
+      return
+    }
+    const branch = branches.find((b) => String(b.branchId) === value)
+    setActiveBranch(branch?.branchId ?? null, branch?.name ?? null)
+  }
+
   // Read after mount so the first client render matches the server render.
   const [user, setUser] = useState<AuthUser | null>(null)
 
@@ -213,6 +235,36 @@ export function Header() {
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 sm:gap-3">
+        {branchingEnabled && (isAdmin ? (
+          <Select value={activeBranchId ? String(activeBranchId) : ALL_BRANCHES} onValueChange={handleBranchChange}>
+            <SelectTrigger
+              className="hidden h-8! shrink-0 gap-1.5 rounded-full border-transparent bg-muted px-2.5 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/70 sm:flex"
+              aria-label="Switch branch"
+            >
+              <Building2 className="size-3.5" />
+              <SelectValue />
+            </SelectTrigger>
+            <SelectContent>
+              <SelectItem value={ALL_BRANCHES}>All Branches</SelectItem>
+              {branches.map((b) => (
+                <SelectItem key={b.branchId} value={String(b.branchId)}>
+                  {b.name}
+                </SelectItem>
+              ))}
+            </SelectContent>
+          </Select>
+        ) : (
+          branchLabel && (
+            <Badge
+              variant="outline"
+              className="hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 border-transparent bg-muted px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground sm:flex"
+            >
+              <Building2 className="size-3.5" />
+              {branchLabel}
+            </Badge>
+          )
+        ))}
+
         <ThemeToggle />
 
         <Popover>
@@ -298,6 +350,12 @@ export function Header() {
                 {user ? displayName(user) : "Signed in"}
               </p>
               {user?.email && <p className="text-sm font-normal text-muted-foreground">{user.email}</p>}
+              {branchLabel && (
+                <p className="mt-1 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-normal text-muted-foreground">
+                  <Building2 className="size-3.5" />
+                  {branchLabel}
+                </p>
+              )}
             </div>
             <DropdownMenuSeparator />
             <DropdownMenuItem

Frontend/erp-system/components/auth/AuthProvider.tsx

@@ -9,10 +9,53 @@ import { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react"
 import { authApi } from "@/lib/api/auth"
 import { MeResponse } from "@/types/rbac"
 
+interface ActiveBranch {
+  id: number | null
+  name: string | null
+}
+
+/** Admin's last-picked header branch, kept per-browser (docs/BRANCH_ISOLATION_PLAN.md
+ * §Frontend impact: "a current branch selector... persisted per session"). Purely a
+ * display/filter convenience — never trusted server-side. */
+const ACTIVE_BRANCH_KEY = "erpcore.activeBranch"
+
+function readStoredActiveBranch(): ActiveBranch | null {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null
+  const raw = window.localStorage.getItem(ACTIVE_BRANCH_KEY)
+  if (!raw) return null
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(raw) as ActiveBranch
+  } catch {
+    window.localStorage.removeItem(ACTIVE_BRANCH_KEY)
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 interface AuthContextValue {
   roleCode: string | null
   roleName: string | null
   navCodes: string[]
+  /** True for the Admin role — the only role that may pick any branch (others are locked to their own). */
+  isAdmin: boolean
+  /** The caller's own branch, via their linked Employee record — null if unlinked. */
+  branchId: number | null
+  branchName: string | null
+  /**
+   * The branch currently being "worked in": for non-admins this always mirrors their own
+   * branch; for an Admin it's whichever branch they last picked in the header (null = "All
+   * Branches"), persisted per-browser. Screens that want to filter by "the branch the user
+   * is currently viewing" should read this, not `branchId`.
+   */
+  activeBranchId: number | null
+  activeBranchName: string | null
+  /** Admin-only — switches the header's active branch. A no-op for any other role. */
+  setActiveBranch: (id: number | null, name: string | null) => void
+  /**
+   * The deployment-wide toggle (Settings → Configuration → Branch Configuration). False
+   * means this deployment doesn't use branches at all — every branch picker/badge in the
+   * app should be hidden entirely, not merely restricted by role.
+   */
+  branchingEnabled: boolean
   /** True until the first `/auth/me` response lands. */
   loading: boolean
 }
@@ -21,11 +64,19 @@ const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextValue>({
   roleCode: null,
   roleName: null,
   navCodes: [],
+  isAdmin: false,
+  branchId: null,
+  branchName: null,
+  activeBranchId: null,
+  activeBranchName: null,
+  setActiveBranch: () => {},
+  branchingEnabled: true,
   loading: true,
 })
 
 export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [me, setMe] = useState<MeResponse | null>(null)
+  const [activeBranch, setActiveBranchState] = useState<ActiveBranch | null>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false
@@ -37,19 +88,39 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
       .catch(() => {
         // Unauthenticated/unreachable — fall back to "no permissions" rather than
         // crash the shell; proxy.ts already redirects unauthenticated users to /login.
-        if (!cancelled) setMe({ roleCode: null, roleName: null, navCodes: [] })
+        if (!cancelled) setMe({ roleCode: null, roleName: null, navCodes: [], isAdmin: false, branchId: null, branchName: null, branchingEnabled: true })
       })
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
     }
   }, [])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (me === null) return
+    // Non-admins are always pinned to their own branch — never their own past picks.
+    setActiveBranchState(me.isAdmin ? (readStoredActiveBranch() ?? { id: null, name: null }) : { id: me.branchId, name: me.branchName })
+  }, [me])
+
+  function setActiveBranch(id: number | null, name: string | null) {
+    if (!me?.isAdmin) return
+    const next = { id, name }
+    setActiveBranchState(next)
+    if (typeof window !== "undefined") window.localStorage.setItem(ACTIVE_BRANCH_KEY, JSON.stringify(next))
+  }
+
   return (
     <AuthContext.Provider
       value={{
         roleCode: me?.roleCode ?? null,
         roleName: me?.roleName ?? null,
         navCodes: me?.navCodes ?? [],
+        isAdmin: me?.isAdmin ?? false,
+        branchId: me?.branchId ?? null,
+        branchName: me?.branchName ?? null,
+        activeBranchId: activeBranch?.id ?? null,
+        activeBranchName: activeBranch?.name ?? null,
+        setActiveBranch,
+        branchingEnabled: me?.branchingEnabled ?? true,
         loading: me === null,
       }}
     >

Frontend/erp-system/components/settings/BranchMasterPage.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+"use client"
+
+// Dedicated Branch list/create/deactivate screen — Branch diverges from the plain
+// "code + name" HRM masters (CodeNameMasterPage): its code is server-generated
+// (never entered), and it carries Address + Phone Number too. Shared by both
+// entry points (Settings → Branches and HRM → Settings → Branches) since Branch
+// is a cross-cutting concept now, not HRM-specific.
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { Plus } from "lucide-react"
+
+import { branchesHrmApi } from "@/lib/api/hrm-masters"
+import { errorMessage } from "@/lib/error-map"
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+import { Branch } from "@/types/hrm"
+import { EntityStatus, PaginationMeta } from "@/types/common"
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
+import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge"
+import { Field, FieldError, FieldGroup, FieldLabel } from "@/components/ui/field"
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogHeader, DialogTitle, DialogTrigger } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
+import { Skeleton } from "@/components/ui/skeleton"
+import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from "@/components/ui/table"
+import { toast } from "@/components/ui/toast"
+
+export function BranchMasterPage() {
+  const PAGE_SIZE = 10
+  const [items, setItems] = useState<Branch[] | null>(null)
+  const [pagination, setPagination] = useState<PaginationMeta | null>(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [page, setPage] = useState(1)
+
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [name, setName] = useState("")
+  const [address, setAddress] = useState("")
+  const [phoneNumber, setPhoneNumber] = useState("")
+  const [errors, setErrors] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
+
+  function load() {
+    branchesHrmApi
+      .list({ page, pageSize: PAGE_SIZE })
+      .then((res) => {
+        setItems(res.items)
+        setPagination(res.pagination)
+      })
+      .catch((err) => setError(errorMessage(err)))
+  }
+
+  useEffect(load, [page])
+
+  function resetForm() {
+    setName("")
+    setAddress("")
+    setPhoneNumber("")
+    setErrors({})
+  }
+
+  async function handleCreate() {
+    const nextErrors: Record<string, string> = {}
+    if (!name.trim()) nextErrors.name = "Name is required"
+    setErrors(nextErrors)
+    if (Object.keys(nextErrors).length > 0) return
+
+    setSubmitting(true)
+    try {
+      await branchesHrmApi.create({
+        name: name.trim(),
+        address: address.trim() || null,
+        phoneNumber: phoneNumber.trim() || null,
+      })
+      toast.success("Branch created")
+      setOpen(false)
+      resetForm()
+      load()
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error("Could not create branch", errorMessage(err))
+    } finally {
+      setSubmitting(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function toggleStatus(item: Branch) {
+    const next: EntityStatus = item.status === "Active" ? "Inactive" : "Active"
+    try {
+      await branchesHrmApi.updateStatus(item.branchId, next)
+      load()
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error("Could not update status", errorMessage(err))
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        <div>
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold text-foreground">Branches</h1>
+          <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">Company branches/locations — used for multi-branch scoping.</p>
+        </div>
+        <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={(next) => { setOpen(next); if (!next) resetForm() }}>
+          <DialogTrigger render={<Button size="lg"><Plus className="size-5" />New</Button>} />
+          <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-sm">
+            <DialogHeader className="items-center text-center">
+              <DialogTitle>New Branch</DialogTitle>
+              <DialogDescription>Code is generated automatically. Deactivate later — branches are never deleted.</DialogDescription>
+            </DialogHeader>
+            <FieldGroup>
+              <Field data-invalid={!!errors.name}>
+                <FieldLabel htmlFor="branch-name">Name</FieldLabel>
+                <Input id="branch-name" value={name} onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)} aria-invalid={!!errors.name} />
+                <FieldError errors={[errors.name ? { message: errors.name } : undefined]} />
+              </Field>
+              <Field>
+                <FieldLabel htmlFor="branch-address">Address</FieldLabel>
+                <Input id="branch-address" value={address} onChange={(e) => setAddress(e.target.value)} />
+              </Field>
+              <Field>
+                <FieldLabel htmlFor="branch-phone">Phone Number</FieldLabel>
+                <Input id="branch-phone" value={phoneNumber} onChange={(e) => setPhoneNumber(e.target.value)} />
+              </Field>
+            </FieldGroup>
+            <div className="flex justify-center gap-3 pt-2">
+              <Button variant="outline" className="min-w-32" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} disabled={submitting}>Cancel</Button>
+              <Button className="min-w-32" onClick={handleCreate} disabled={submitting}>{submitting ? "Creating…" : "Create"}</Button>
+            </div>
+          </DialogContent>
+        </Dialog>
+      </div>
+
+      {error && <div className="rounded-lg border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/5 p-5 text-base text-destructive">{error}</div>}
+
+      {!error && items === null && (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">{Array.from({ length: 4 }).map((_, i) => <Skeleton key={i} className="h-14 w-full" />)}</div>
+      )}
+
+      {!error && items !== null && items.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 rounded-xl border border-dashed py-20 text-center">
+          <p className="text-base text-muted-foreground">No branches yet.</p>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {!error && items !== null && items.length > 0 && (
+        <Table className="text-base">
+          <TableHeader>
+            <TableRow>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Code</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Name</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Address</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Phone Number</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Status</TableHead>
+              <TableHead className="h-12 px-3 text-sm">Actions</TableHead>
+            </TableRow>
+          </TableHeader>
+          <TableBody>
+            {items.map((item) => (
+              <TableRow key={item.branchId}>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 font-medium">{item.code}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">{item.name}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{item.address ?? "—"}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5 text-muted-foreground">{item.phoneNumber ?? "—"}</TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
+                  <Badge variant="outline" className={cn("h-6 w-fit justify-center border-transparent px-2.5 text-sm", item.status === "Active" ? "bg-success/10 text-success" : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground")}>
+                    {item.status}
+                  </Badge>
+                </TableCell>
+                <TableCell className="px-3 py-3.5">
+                  <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={() => toggleStatus(item)}>
+                    {item.status === "Active" ? "Deactivate" : "Activate"}
+                  </Button>
+                </TableCell>
+              </TableRow>
+            ))}
+          </TableBody>
+        </Table>
+      )}
+
+      {pagination && pagination.totalPages > 1 && (
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+            Showing {(pagination.page - 1) * pagination.pageSize + 1}–{Math.min(pagination.page * pagination.pageSize, pagination.totalItems)} of {pagination.totalItems}
+          </p>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Button type="button" variant="outline" size="sm" disabled={pagination.page <= 1} onClick={() => setPage((p) => Math.max(1, p - 1))}>Previous</Button>
+            <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Page {pagination.page} of {pagination.totalPages}</span>
+            <Button type="button" variant="outline" size="sm" disabled={pagination.page >= pagination.totalPages} onClick={() => setPage((p) => Math.min(pagination.totalPages, p + 1))}>Next</Button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}

Frontend/erp-system/lib/api/branch-config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Branch configuration. Singleton - no id. When `branchingEnabled` is off, the
+// Employee/Warehouse create forms stop asking for a branch and every new record is
+// silently assigned to the deployment's one default branch server-side instead.
+import { apiRequestWithETag } from "@/lib/api-client"
+import { ApiResult } from "@/types/common"
+import { BranchConfig, UpdateBranchConfigRequest } from "@/types/hrm"
+
+export const branchConfigApi = {
+  get(): Promise<ApiResult<BranchConfig>> {
+    return apiRequestWithETag<BranchConfig>("/branch-config")
+  },
+
+  update(request: UpdateBranchConfigRequest, ifMatch: string): Promise<ApiResult<BranchConfig>> {
+    return apiRequestWithETag<BranchConfig>("/branch-config", { method: "PUT", body: request, ifMatch })
+  },
+}

Frontend/erp-system/lib/api/dashboard.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 // Dashboard overview endpoint (Backend/ERPCore/Controllers/DashboardController.cs).
-import { apiRequest } from "@/lib/api-client"
+import { apiRequest, buildQuery } from "@/lib/api-client"
 import { DashboardStats } from "@/types/dashboard"
 
 export const dashboardApi = {
-  stats(): Promise<DashboardStats> {
-    return apiRequest<DashboardStats>("/dashboard/stats")
+  stats(params: { branchId?: number } = {}): Promise<DashboardStats> {
+    return apiRequest<DashboardStats>(`/dashboard/stats${buildQuery(params)}`)
   },
 }