Define weight UoMs
For more information: Units of measure (CS203100).
You can define new units of measure for weight and specify the rules for conversion one UoM into another UoM by using the Units of measure (CS203100) window. For the example illustrated in this procedure, we will create weight UoMs for a gram (GRAM) and pound (LB) and define conversion rules to convert the weights measured in pounds to weights measured in grams and to convert the weights measured in grams to weights measured in pounds.
Create a new UoM
- Go to the Units of measure (CS203100) window.
- Click
. - In the From unit column, type a name for the new unit, such as GRAM.
- In the To unit column, type the name of the new UoM that you specified in the From unit column ( GRAM in this example).
- In the Multiply/divide column, select Multiply.
- In the Conversion Factor column, type 1.0
- Click
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For this example, repeat the steps above to create the LB (pound) UoM.
Specify the conversion rule from LB to GRAM
- Go to the Units of measure (CS203100) window.
- Click .
- In the From unit column, select LB.
- In the To unit column, select GRAM.
- In the Multiply/divide column, select Multiply.
- In the Conversion factor column, type 453.5923.
- Click .
Specify the conversion rule from GRAM to LB
Go to the Units of measure (CS203100) window.
Click
.In the From unit column, select GRAM.
In the To unit column, select LB.
In the Multiply/divide column, select Multiply.
In the Conversion factor column, type 0.0022046.
NoteHere we specified the conversion factor as 0.0022046 with 7 decimal places. This value shows how many pounds one gram contains. In your system, the decimal precision is defined in the Quantity decimal places field in the Organisations (CS101500) window. Make sure that the selected decimal precision does not cut off any meaningful digits. For instance, if we set the number of decimal places for quantities to 2, this would result in incorrect conversions from grams to pounds.
Click
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