Stock item unit of measurement window
Windows used with units of measurement:
The editor window is opened by the one or more units of measurement are selected.
command from the context menu whenEditor window
If one unit of measurement is selected, the
window will open:
Form fields in the Properties panel:
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Unit of measurement group — name of the stock item unit of measurement group that the unit of measurement belongs to. Required field.
The group in this field defaults to that specified or the group that the selected unit of measurement belongs to.
If multiple groups are selected, the field remains empty by default.
Selection is made in the window.
Unit of measurement groups can be used to organise data in viewer windows and reports.
They determine the hierarchical structure of the units of measurement displayed on terminals.
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Name — name of the unit of measurement. Required field.
The name of the unit of measurement is displayed in reports, stock documents and the directory.
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Description — brief description.
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Ratio — ratio of the supplementary unit to the primary unit. Required field.
The ratio defines the relation between the primary unit of measurement and multiple supplimentary units of measurement that can be used in different stock-in and stock-out operations carried out in stores.
For example, if the primary unit of measurement is litre, the ratio for millilitre will be 0.001, and the ratio for glass will be 0.25. The default value is 1.
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Format — number format for displaying volume of stock item.
The symbols #, 0, . and , are used to define number format masks. The # symbol stands for a digit greater than zero. The 0 symbol stands for any digit from zero to nine. The . symbol (full stop) stands for the decimal point. If more than one decimal point is entered in a number format mask, only the first will be read and subsequent decimal points in the mask will be ignored. The number of digits after the decimal point defines the accuracy to which values are rounded. The , symbol (comma) is used to divide a whole number into orders of one thousand.
For example, if pints are given the number format #.00, then 1.5 pints of beer will be displayed in orders, bills, etc. as beer 1.50 pints. The # symbol before the decimal point means that 0.5 pints of beer would be displayed as beer .50 pints.
See the table below for more examples:
1234
-1234
0.5
0
0
1234
-1234
1
0
0.00
1234.00
-1234.00
0.5
0.00
#.##
1234
-1234
.5
#,##0.00
1,234.00
-1,234.00
0.50
0.00
These examples can also displayed by hovering the cursor over the information button next to the Format field.
Clicking
will save changes in the directory and close the window.Selecting
will save changes in the directory without closing the window.Selecting
will close the window without saving any changes.Multiple editor window
When two or more units of measurement are selected for editing, the multiple editor window will open. It has a panel displaying a list of the selected units of measurement.
When multiple records are selected for editing, any changes that are saved will be applied to all of the selected records.
The fields are the same as in the editor window.
Entry window
The entry window is used to add a new unit of measurement.
The window is opened by the directory.
command from the context menu of the