Assign Weight Units of Measure to Items
Overview
This is the unit of measure for the weights that you assign to items. Order Entry and Purchase Orders use item weights to calculate the total weights of orders.
Step 1: If necessary, add a new unit of measure and conversion factor using the Units of Measure Setup form.
Step 2: Use the Items form or the Items Wizard to assign the unit of measure to inventory items.
Before
you start
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Print the Weight Unit of Measure report to see which units have already been defined for your company.
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Choose what to call the new weight units of measure. The names you use appear on data entry screens.
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Calculate the conversion factors between the default weight unit of measure and the weight units of measure that you are adding.
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If you are just setting up your system, decide on the default weight unit of measure that you want to use on all orders entered through Order Entry and Purchase Orders.
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You set the default weight unit of measure on the I/C Options form after adding it to the Weight Units of Measure form.
To add weight units of measure to Inventory Control:
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Open Inventory Control > I/C Setup > Weight Units of Measure.
Click here for help on Weight Units of Measure fields.
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Press the Insert key to start a new line, and then fill in the fields as follows:
Weight Unit of Measure. Type the weight unit of measure as you want it to appear on data entry screens. For example, “lb” or “kg.”
Description. Enter a description for the unit of measure, such as pound or kilogram.
Weight Conversion Factor. Enter the factor for converting this weight unit to the default weight unit of measure. For example, if “pound” is the default weight unit of measure (with a conversion factor of 1), the conversion factor for “ton” would be 2,000.
You can use fractions in weight conversion factors even if you do not use fractional inventory quantities. For example, the factor to convert kilograms to pounds would be 2.2.
Default Weight UOM. You select the default weight unit of measure in the I/C Options form. This is the unit in which the total order weight is expressed in Order Entry.
1.0000 In Default Weight. The reciprocal of the conversion factor is automatically calculated by Inventory Control. It provides a visual check on the conversion factor.
See the Weight Units of Measure form for more information.
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Click the Close button.
To add a weight unit of measure to an item record:
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Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Items.
Click here for help on Items fields.
Or
Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Items Wizard.
Click here for help on Items Wizard fields.
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If adding a new item, see Add Inventory Items.
If adding a weight unit of measure for an existing item:
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If using the Items Wizard:
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Click the Next button to move to the data first entry Wizard page.
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Enter the item number or select the item number from the Finder.
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Click the Next button again to move to the page containing Unit Weight field and Weight Unit of Measure field (beside the unit weight).
If using the I/C Items form:
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Enter the item number or select the item number from the Finder.
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Use the Finder beside the Weight Unit of Measure field to select the unit of measure that matches the unit weight for the item.
The program will display the conversion factor between the weight unit of measure and the default weight unit of measure used for orders in Order Entry and Purchase Orders.
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Click the Save button at the bottom of the form.
If using the Items Wizard, you will have to click the Next button until the Done button appears, and then click Done to save the changes.
After
adding or changing weight units of measure
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Print the Item Status report, including the Profile information to check that you added the weights and weight units of measure properly.