You can display the available capacity in one or several units of measurement of a dimension different from the base unit of measurement. In this way, you can also display the available capacity in the units "liter" or "cubic meter" (for example, for vessel volumes). However, you must process the conversion of the base unit of measurement in the desired dimension. You can enter the conversion for one or several alternative units.

The units of measurement are always displayed with reference to the dimension of the base unit of measurement. For example, if the base unit of measurement is "hours" and you want to display the available capacity in "tons", you must specify how many tons can be produced within a certain amount of time (for example, one hour or thirty minutes).

When you define the conversion factor for a unit of measurement that has a specific dimension, such as tons, the system also converts the entire dimension.

Within capacity requirements planning and in the available capacity profile, you can view the available capacity and requirements in the unit of measurement that you defined in the conversion.