Conversion Factor from Two Units of Measure (SAP Library

Conversion Factor from Two Units of Measure

Use

You use this function to facilitate data entry when calculating the conversion factor from base units of measure and product units. The conversion factor is saved:

as a characteristic value in the batch classification
internally as a fraction with a five-figure numerator and denominator

This function is available for

reservations and production orders, if the batch numbers were not entered

Example

At the time the production order is entered, the batch number is still not known. But the user already knows the weight per piece, which is different from that of the planned conversion factor for the material.

Production unit: PC, unit of entry, PC (PC is for the material product unit)

Planned conversion factor: 4 pcs = 400kg

Production order 1: 4 pcs = 420 kg

Production order 2: 4 pcs = 440 kg

Receipt posting for a batch that has not yet been posted, for example, for goods receipt with creation of a new batch

You can enter the batch in any unit of measure. If you enter it in product units, you can enter it in this unit as well as base units of measure.

If you enter the batch in a different unit of measure, the system replaces this unit of measure with the leading product unit (LUn indicator in the material master record). You then enter the batch in leading product units and in base units of measure.

Example

At goods receipt, 24 pieces are counted, with a weight of 2040 kg. Both quantities are entered in the document. The system calculates a weight per piece of 85 kg and assigns a characteristic value with this conversion factor for the unit of measure piece.

Prerequisites

The material is planned for processing with product units.

The material is handled in batches in this plant.

The quantities you entered in base units of measure and the units of entry lie within the value range specified in the classification for the material.

The quantities entered do not generate a rounding error in the document.

Example

The conversion factor of 1 pc = 100.889 kg cannot be converted to a fraction without rounding errors.

The conversion factor has to lie within the value range for the characteristic.

Reservations and Production Orders

The unit of entry has to be a product unit.
In reservations, the unit of issue has to be product unit.

Receipt Postings with Creation of New Batch

One of the product units has to be flagged as the leading unit of measure (LUn indicator) in the material master record.

Example

The material’s product units are PC and PAL; the base unit is KG. The PAL unit of measure is flagged as the leading unit of measure. At goods receipt, the conversion factor between PC and KG can be calculated by entering quantities in PC and KG. Alternatively, goods receipts can be entered in PAL and KG. In this case, the conversion factor between PAL and KG is calculated.