Activate the unit of measure for items with pending transactions

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Overview

Activate the unit of measure for items with pending transactions to maintain accurate inventory data. Convert between the different units of measure on each transaction to facilitate this process.


Who uses this feature

  • Inventory managers

  • Applies to all business types

Feature configuration

Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact Technical Support for details.

Activate the unit of measure for an item with pending transactions

  1. Go to the navigation bar and click Pricebook.

  2. In the side menu, click Materials or Equipment.

  3. On the screen that opens, select the item for which you want to activate the unit of measure.

  4. Click Actionsand select View/Edit Material.A cursor clicking View/Edit Material from the Actions dropdown.

  5. On the Edit Material screen that opens, click the Inventory Settings tab.

  6. On the Inventory Settings screen that opens, click the Unit of Measure card.A cursor clicking the Unit of Measure box.

  7. On the Unit of Measure screen that opens, click Activate or Activate Unit of Measure.Image showing how to activate the unit of measure.The Unit of Measure Setup screen opens.

  8. In the Existing Unit of Measure field, enter the initial unit of measure for the selected item and click Next.A cursor clicking the Next button to go to the next step.

  9. On the Define New Unit of Measurement card that opens, enter the new unit of measure for the selected item and its new conversion rate:

    1. In the Qty field, enter the quantity of the selected item with the new unit of measure.

    2. In the New Unit of Measure field, enter the new unit of measure.Image showing the field where to add a new unit of measure.

  10. When finished, click Next.

  11. After you define the new unit of measure, review the changes and click Convert Item. The Complete Conversion pop-up opens.

  12. From the Business Unit dropdown, select the business unit to which the unit cost is assigned and click Complete Conversion.

The transaction of the item attached to the PO is converted automatically. To see changes, go to Inventory > Purchase Order.

Image showing the Unit Cost column.

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