UOM conversions table
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UOM conversions table  

This table is used to identify conversions between valid combinations of measures. Examples include feet converted to meters, feet converted to inches, kilometers converted to miles, pieces converted to dozens, gallons converted to liters.

It is important to put conversions into the table for any item that will require conversion within the system for inventory purchase to stocking conversions, and for metrics conversion between entered values and standard values. Conversion factors may be required to identify the number of units in a particular container, to convert from imperial to metric measurements or vice versa, to convert from internal stocking storage units to a supplier's sales units.

It is also important to load this table with conversions in one direction only. An example of this is that liters to gallons may be converted; however, it is unnecessary to put gallons to liters into the table since Enrich will check for the conversion in both directions when trying to convert values. Having conversions in both directions in the table will cause errors in the data if the conversions are not exact reciprocals of each other. Since some numbers do not divide easily into 1, it is best not to enter conversions in two directions. Let Enrich handle reversing the conversion.

  1. At the EMMS main menu, select Administration | Tables --> | Administration Tables | Material | Item Reference | Units of Measure Conversion.
    • The Display UOM Equivalents screen appears.
  2. Click Change .
    • The Edit UOM Equivalents change screen appears.
  3. Click Add .
    • The Edit UOM Equivalents add screen appears.
  4. Fill in the fieldsfields as required.

    From UOM is the measurement that is being converted. You can right-click in the field and select Prompt to select the unit of measure from a list.

    Conversion Factor is a conversion factor used to multiple the From UOM in order to obtain the To UOM value, to 4 decimal places.

    To UOM is the measurement that is being converted to. You can right-click in the field and select Prompt to select the unit of measure from a list.

  5. Click Enter to save the conversions.
  6. Click Exit to return to the menu.

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