Units of Measure in Order Combinations

General

Combination by orders follows the same procedure as combination of all activities using the switch in order selection ( Combine All Orders ) or activity selection ( Select All ).

After the original orders have been selected, the system checks whether:

The basis quantity in the original orders agrees
The unit of measure for entry or production agrees or whether the quantity can be converted using alternative units of measure

Caution Caution

If the basis quantity does not agree or the production unit of measure cannot be converted, the system terminates the combination process.

End of the caution.

The system carries out checks against the reference order (an original order). It tries to convert the unit of measure from a further original order into the unit of measure from the reference order.

Caution Caution

If no conversion is possible, the system terminates the combination process.

End of the caution.

Examples of Permitted Unit of Measure Scenarios

The alternative unit of measure can be used for the conversion process. Define it in the material master.

Case 1 (permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	Pc	Pc
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Any

Case 2 (permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	KG	Pc
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Pc

Case 3 (permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	m²	Pc
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Pc

Case 4 (permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	Not maintained	Pc
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Pc

Case 5 (permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Not maintained	Pc	No UoM entered
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Any

UoM = Unit of measure

The production and base units of measure entered in the right hand column of the tables above are used in the header of the combined order.

The production quantities of the original orders, including their units of measure, are adopted in the items of the combined orders.

Conversion takes place in the following cases:

When the system checks whether the header quantity agrees with the total of the item quantities

When the default confirmation quantities are determined

Note Note

The system uses the production units of measure, not the base units, from the original orders.

End of the note.

Examples of Unit of Measure Scenarios Not Permitted

Combination is not possible in the cases shown below.

Case 1 (not permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	KG
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Not maintained

Case 2 (not permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	m²
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	Any	Not maintained

Case 3 (not permitted)

Field	Reference Order	Additional Original Order	Combined Order (Result)
Production Unit of Measure	Pc	m²
Base Unit of Measure	KG	KG
Alternative Unit of Measure	m²	Not maintained

Note Note

This example is not possible because no conversion takes place in the reference order.

End of the note.