Enter Unit of Measure
Explanation
Use this activity to create a new user-defined unit of measure for the unit in which this part is
stored in inventory. You can also activate a predefined ISO code unit of measure
in the ISO Code Usage/Unit of Measure
window. This
mandatory task is to be performed by a system administrator or equivalent
person.
A unit of measure can be any value from hours to kilograms. Once saved, the
unit code ID cannot be modified, but you can modify the description. If the
description is not translated to the current language, it will first be
displayed in English, then change to the first-saved language, enclosed in two
symbols (< >). All changes made to the description are saved in the
language in which you are working.
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisites:
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- The new unit of measure is defined.
- The unit of measure is available system-wide in the List of Values for any
units of measure and is listed in the
ISO Code
Usage/Unit of
Measure window.
- When a unit of measure defined as discrete is used in an inventory part,
the quantity calculation rounding for that part should always be set to zero.
Window
Units of Measure
Related Window Descriptions
Units of Measure
Procedure
To perform this activity, follow these steps:
- Open the Units of Measure
window.
- Create a new record.
- In the Unit Code field, enter a unique ID for the new unit of
measure.
- In the Description field, enter the unit code's description.
- In the Factor field, enter the number of base units that make up
one unit. To define a unit as a base unit, enter 1.
- In the Base Unit field, select the base unit for the unit of
measure from the List of Values.
- In the Unit Type list, keep the value Not Used.
- Save the changes.