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A UoM (Unit of Measure) group is a set of UoMs that you want to use for a certain type of product. Each UoM group has a base UoM. All the other UoMs belonging to this group are related to this base UoM by conversion rules.

You can assign a UoM group to an item. When you use different UoMs for the item in sales, purchasing, inventory, and production transactions, SAP Business One automatically processes the differences in UoMs according to their conversion rules.

Note Note

When you create a UoM group, pay attention to the following:

  • A UoM group can only be added if a base UoM has been defined for it.

  • If a UoM group has been assigned to an item, you are unable to remove it.

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Procedure

  1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose   Administration   Setup   Inventory   Unit of Measure Groups  .

  2. In the Unit of Measure Groups - Setup window, enter a group name and its description.

    Note Note

    The Manual group is provided as an embedded UoM group and cannot be removed.

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  3. Choose Group Definition to open the Unit of Measure Groups – <Group> – Setup window.

  4. In the Base UoM field of the first row, press TAB or click the Choose from list (Choose from list) icon to open the List of UoMs window. Select a UoM as the base UoM and choose the Choose pushbutton. To create a new UoM, choose New.

    After you have defined the base UoM in the first row, SAP Business One automatically fills the following rows with this base UoM.

  5. In the Alt. UoM field of the second row, press TAB or click the Choose from list (Choose from list) icon and choose an alternate UoM.

  6. In the Alt. Qty field and the Base Qty field, enter the values that match the conversion rate between the alternate UoM and the base UoM.

    Note Note

    Once you update the base UoM in the first row, SAP Business One clears the values in the Alt. Qty field and the Base Qty field of the following rows.

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  7. Continue to add alternate UoMs following the steps described above.

  8. In the Unit of Measurement Groups – <Group> – Setup window, choose Update and then choose OK.

  9. In the Unit of Measurement – Setup window, choose Update and then choose OK.