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 Conversion of Units of Measurement

Use

From the screens for displaying and editing value assignment types, you can convert characteristic values with a unit of measurement to other units of measurement within the same dimension using this function. If you convert frequently to the same units of measurement (for example, from °C to °F), you can define a unit of measurement profile and specify it in your user settings. The system then uses the units of measurement in this profile automatically in the dialog box for converting units of measurement.

Note Note

The calculated values are for information purposes only and are not entered as characteristic values.

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Prerequisites

  • You have specified the required unit of measurement profiles in Customizing for Basic Data and Tools under Specify Unit of Measurement Profiles .

  • You are on the Display Specification: Value Assignment or Edit Specification: Value Assignment screen.

Activities

Converting Units of Measurement

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Convert Unit of Measurement End of the navigation path .

    The Display Specification: Conversion of Units of Measurement or Edit Specification: Conversion of Units of Measurement dialog box appears.

  2. Under Unit enter the unit to which you want to convert.

    The system displays the converted values.

Changing Unit of Measurement Profiles

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path Utilities Next navigation step Settings Next navigation step Unit of Measurement Profile End of the navigation path .

  2. Enter the unit of measurement profile and confirm your entry.

    From then on the system uses the new unit of measurement profile when you convert units of measurement.

Specifying Unit of Measurement Profiles in the User Parameters

  1. Choose Start of the navigation path System Next navigation step User Profile Next navigation step Own Data End of the navigation path .

  2. On the Parameters tab page, enter the required unit of measurement profile for the ESUNITPROF parameter.