Stock item units of measurement directory

Stock item units of measurement directory

The Stock item units of measurement directory is used to manage stock item units of measurement and unit of measurement groups.

Location of the directory: StoreDirectoriesStock item units of measurement.

Figure 7.333. Stock item units of measurement directory viewing window


The directory is composed of groups and the measurement units incorporated into these groups.

Data grid columns:

  • Name is the name of the group or the measurement unit.

  • Description is a brief description of the stock item unit of measurement.

  • Ratio shows the recalculation ratio that sets the relationship between the selected unit of measurement and the base unit of measurement. The ratio of the base unit of measurement is 1.

  • Format is the number format for displaying the quantity of a stock item in the unit of measurement.

  • Security level is the security level assigned to the unit of measurement.

  • System is a tag identifying system objects.

The context menu contains the following commands:

  • Add (Ins) – adds a new unit of measurement.

  • Add group (Alt+Ins) – adds a new units of measurement group.

  • Edit (F2) – edits units of measurement or their groups.

  • Delete (Del) – deletes units of measurement and measurement unit groups to the Recycle bin.

  • Export – menu with the commands to export files into an external file or update package.

  • Clipboard – menu with the commands to operate the clipboard.

  • Print (Ctrl+P) – generates print layouts.

  • Summary functions – menu with the commands to manage the summary functions of the data grid.

  • Filter by groupfilters by group (for directories with groups).

  • Additional functions – menu with the commands to operate the data grid.

In order to add new unit of measurement to the directory, use the New stock item unit of measurement and New stock item units of measurement windows. The Stock item unit of measurement and Stock item units of measurement editor windows are used for editing measurement units.

In order to add new groups to the directory, use the New stock item unit of measurement group and New stock item unit of measurement groups windows. The Stock item unit of measurement group and Stock item unit of measurement groups editor windows are used to edit unit of measurement groups.

The confirm deletion prompt appears when you delete units of measurement. When you delete a group, all its units of measurement are also deleted.

The Select stock item unit of measurement window is used to select units of measurement from fields in other windows. The Select stock item unit of measurement group window is used to select unit of measurement groups.