PRODUCT UOM (UNIT OF MEASURE)

Created by Erika Go, Modified on Tue, 12 Nov, 2024 at 5:46 PM by Erika Go

A2000 ONLINE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT

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Description: . Can I change the UOM in my stocks?

1. PRODUCT UOM

The most important product UOM that need to maintain integrity is the STOCK UOM. It is the basis of this UOM that the system calculates costing and conversion factors etc. All Sales and Purchase UOMs in the system can be changed, but depending on the situation, the user may or may not change the STOCK UOMs in the system.

1.1 PRODUCT HAS NO TRANSACTION YET

If there are no prior transactions, you may change the UOM for this product freely. Simply go to Product Maintenance and click on the Stock UOM and change at will.

1.2 PRODUCT ALREADY HAVE TRANSACTION(S)s

If there are already transaction(s), you are not allowed to change the STOCK UOM. Example, if this is already cost in system at $5 per bottle, and the UOM is changed to carton of 24, the system will start to have wrong cost à $5 per carton of 24.

2. MANAGING UOMS

2.1 CREATE A NEW UOM

Go to Inventory – Maintenance – Unit of Measure
Create the UOM code and the UOM Description – and you have a new UOM now

2.2 PRODUCTS WITH DIFFERENT UOMS

Go to Inventory – Maintenance – Product Maintenance
Select (or create) a product and click on the UOM tab
Select the Stock UOM and alternative UOMs and enter the Conversion Factor
You may enter unlimited number of conversions here.
After this is set, you may transact in any of the UOM that is specified here

3. HOW TO CHANGE UOM IF TRANSACTION(S) EXISTS?

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