Qty. per Unit of Measure Field, Item Unit of Measure Table

Specifies how many of the base unit of measure are contained in one unit of the item.

Example

If you keep an item on inventory in pieces of 1, then enter PCS in the Base Unit of Measure field. If you buy the item in boxes of 32, then define a unit of measure called BOX for which you enter 32 in the Qty. per Unit of Measure field.

If you keep an item on inventory in boxes of 32, then enter BOX in the Base Unit of Measure field. If you want to sell a single unit, define a unit of measure called PCS and enter 1/32 in the Qty. per Unit of Measure field. The value is automatically converted to 0.03125.

Tip

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Parent Tables

Table Location
Item Unit of Measure Table Manufacturing
Item Unit of Measure Table Inventory

See Also

Reference

Base Unit of Measure
Item Units of Measure

Other Resources

How to: Set Up Units of Measure