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Create Scale: Overview Screen
- Enter a name for the scale.
- Indicate the scale type on the Scale tab page.
- You can use a rounding rule for the scale base type to define that a value be rounded either up or down, for example. You can choose a suitable rounding rule from the selection list.
- Enter a unit of measure for the scale.
- Enter a Calculat. rule (condition basis) on the Calculatn tab page. You can choose gross weight, distance or travel time from the selection list, for example. This rule defines the multiplication factor.
- In the Rounding rule field for the condition basis, you can specify how the value that is used as the starting value for the calculation should be rounded.
- Enter the scale values you require.
- Specify the calculation type.
Calculation types (calculation rules) for scales:
- Absolute value (an absolute value is chosen as the basis for calculation)
- Relative to scale base type
- Minimum value
- Maximum value
- Proportional rate
It is also possible to go from absolute to relative values in the scale.
The calculation type and rules control how the condition rate is interpreted in the condition record.
- Enter a price unit and a value in the Price unit field (100 kg, for example).
- Save your entries.
The system informs you that the scale was saved. The scale creation screen reappears.