Setting Up Weight Units of Measure

If you do not use the Inventory Control module, you set up weight units of measure using the Weight Units of Measure form, and you specify the default weight unit of measure in the P/O Options form.

Weight units of measure are the different units that you use for measuring item weights — such as pounds, tons, kilograms, and metric tons.

Weight units of measure are all defined in terms of a default weight unit of measure, which is the unit used to express total order weights in Purchase Orders.

For example, you could use the pound for the default weight unit of measure, and be able to convert the weight of items using metric measures.

Weight UOM	Conversion Factor	1 pound equals
Pound	default UOM 1	Pound — 1 lb.
Kilogram	2.2	.4545 kg.
Ton	2,000	.0005 tons

Default weight UOM

The default weight unit of measure is the unit for expressing the weight of orders in Purchase Orders.

Note the following points concerning weight units of measure:

• The conversion factor for a default weight unit of measure is always 1.

• You can use fractions in weight conversion factors even if you do not use fractional inventory quantities.

For step-by-step instructions on using the Weight Unit of Measure form to add, edit, or delete a weight units of measure, see Weight Units of Measure form.

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