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.