Assigning Weight Units of Measure to Items

You use units of measure for the weights that you assign to items. Order Entry and Purchase Orders use item weights to calculate the total weights of orders. In general you:

1. Add weight unit of measures and conversion factors to Inventory Control using the Units of Measure setup screen.
2. Assign weight units of measure to inventory items using the Items screen or the Items Wizard.

This topic elaborates these general steps.

To add a new weight unit of measure to Inventory Control:

1. Open Inventory Control > I/C Setup > Weight Units of Measure.
2. Press the Insert key to start a new line in the table, and then fill in the fields as follows:

   Weight Unit of Measure. Type the weight unit of measure as you want it to appear on data entry screens. For example, “lb” or “kg.”

   Description. Enter a description for the weight unit of measure, such as pound or kilogram.

   Weight Conversion Factor. Enter the factor for converting this weight unit to the default weight unit of measure. For example, if “pound” is the default weight unit of measure (with a conversion factor of 1), the conversion factor for “ton” would be 2,000.

   You can use fractions in weight conversion factors even if you do not use fractional inventory quantities. For example, the factor to convert kilograms to pounds would be 2.2.

   Default Weight UOM. You select the default weight unit of measure in the I/C Options screen. This is the unit in which the total order weight is expressed in Order Entry.

   1.0000 In Default Weight. The reciprocal of the conversion factor is automatically calculated by Inventory Control. It provides a visual check on the conversion factor.

   See the I/C Weight Units of Measure Screen for more information.

3. Click Close.

To assign a weight unit of measure to an item:

1. Open the I/C Items screen or the I/C Items Wizard. More...

   Do one of the following:

   • Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Items.
   • Open Inventory Control > I/C Items and Price Lists > Items Wizard.
2. If adding a new item, see Adding Inventory Items Using the Items Wizard.

   If adding a weight unit of measure for an existing item:

   1. If using the Items Wizard:
      • Click Next to move to the first data entry Wizard page.
      • Enter the item number, or select the item number from the Finder.
      • Click Next again to move to the page containing Unit Weight field and Weight Unit of Measure field (beside the unit weight).

      If using the I/C Items screen:

      • Enter the item number, or select the item number from the Finder.
   2. Use the Finder beside the Weight Unit of Measure field to select the unit of measure that matches the unit weight for the item.

      The program displays the conversion factor between the weight unit of measure and the default weight unit of measure used for orders in Order Entry and Purchase Orders.

   3. Click Save.

      If using the Items Wizard, click Nextuntil the Done button appears, and then click Done to save your changes.