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The quantity of the stock item needed can differ from one production operation to another. For example, when preparing one portion of salad, the quantity of carrots
is indicated in grams
, whereas during the stock replenishment on the store it is specified in kilograms
. Therefore, it is better to use grams
in production records, and kilograms in stock-in records
.
The Additional units of measurement panel is used to select additional units of measurement that will be used by default when you add stock items to the specifications of various store documents. Additional units of measurement must belong to the same group as the primary unit of measurement.
By default, additional units of measurement for stock items inherit the primary unit of measurement (specified in the Unit (stock item) field on the Properties panel).
The Additional units of measurement panel is composed of the following fields:
For stock-in records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in stock-in record specifications.
For stock-out records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in stock-out record specifications.
For stock movement records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in stock movement record specifications.
For stock adjustment records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in stock adjustment record specifications.
For stocktaking records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in stocktaking record specifications.
For production records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in production record specifications.
For butchering records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in butchering specifications.
For development records indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in butchering specifications.
For stock on hand indicates the default unit of measurement used to specify the stock item quantity in the and operational reports.