Units of Measurement 
The following units of measurement are supported for the core data types Amount,Measure and Quantity::
Unit Code | Description (English) | Symbol (English) |
5B | Batch | batch |
ACT | activity | act |
ANN | Year | yr |
AU | Activity unit | au |
DAY | Day | d |
DZN | dozen | dz |
E49 | working day | wday |
EA | Each | ea |
FOT | Foot | ft |
FTQ | cubic foot | ft³ |
GLL | gallon (US) | gal |
GRM | Gram | g |
HUR | Hour | h |
INH | Inch | in |
KGM | kilogram | kg |
KMT | kilometre | km |
LBR | pound | lb |
LTR | Litre | l |
MIN | minute [unit of time] | min |
MMT | millimetre | mm |
MON | month | mo |
MTQ | cubic metre | m³ |
MTR | Metre | m |
ONZ | ounce | oz |
SEC | second [unit of time] | s |
SMI | mile (statute mile) | mile |
STN | ton (US) or short ton (UK/US) | ton |
TNE | tonne (metric ton) | t |
WEE | Week | wk |
XBG | Bag | bag |
XBX | Box | box |
XCR | Crate | crate |
XCS | Case | case |
XCT | Carton | carton |
XPK | Package | pack |
XPX | Pallet | pallet |
XSX | Set | set |
YRD | yard | yd |
The unit code and description is language-specific; the symbol is always English. The user can specify a symbol for sorting or filtering at the back end. It is important that you bear this in mind, particularly if you use table paging.