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Units of Measure
Units
of measure are used by a variety of functions and transactions to express the
quantity of items. Defining units of measure is the second step in unit of
measure management.
Units of measure are not organization-specific.
You must define at least
one unit of measure class
Primary Unit of
Measure
The primary
unit of measure is the stocking unit of measure for an item in a particular
organization. The primary unit of measure is an item attribute that you specify
when defining each item.
To define a unit of measure
- Navigate to the Units of Measure window.
Important: You should use the Oracle Assets or Oracle Order Management
versions of this window only when you use those products without Oracle
Inventory or Oracle Purchasing. If you use Inventory or Purchasing, you should
use their Units of Measure windows.
When using Oracle Assets, you need to set up units only if you
use the units of production depreciation method.
- Enter a unique name for the unit of measure.
- Enter a unique abbreviation
for the unit of measure with a maximum length of three characters.
For example, EA for each or HRS for hours.
- Enter a unit of measure class.
- Indicate if this is the base unit of measure for the
unit of measure class.
- Save your work.
Defining
Unit of Measure Classes
Unit
of measure classes represent groups of units of measure with similar
characteristics. Creating unit of measure classes is the first step in unit of
measure management. Each unit of measure you define must belong to a unit of
measure class.
The
base unit of measure is used to perform conversions between units of measure in
the class. For this reason, the base unit of measure should be representative
of the other units of measure in the class, and generally one of the smaller
units. For example, you could use CU (cubic feet) as the base unit of a class
called Volume.
To define a
unit of measure class
1. Navigate to the Unit of
Measure Classes window
.
Important: You should use the
Oracle Assets or Oracle Order Management versions of this window only when you
use those products without Oracle Inventory or Oracle Purchasing. If you use Inventory or
Purchasing, you should use their Unit of Measure Classes windows.
When using Oracle Assets, you need to set up units only if you
use the units of production depreciation method.
2. Enter a unique name for
the unit of measure class.
3. Define the base unit of
measure for this class.
For example, EA for each or HRS for hours.
5. Save your work.
Unit
of Measure Conversions
Unit of
measure conversions are numerical factors that enable you to perform
transactions in units other than the primary unit of the item being transacted.
You can define:Unit of measure conversions are not organization-specific.
You must define a conversion between a non-base unit of measure and the base unit of measure before you can assign the non-base unit of measure to an item.
Important: Inventory transactions and on hand balance supports decimal precision to 5 digits after the decimal point. Oracle Work in Process supports decimal precision to 6 digits. Other Oracle Applications support different decimal precision. As a result of the decimal precision mismatch, transactions another Oracle Application passes may be rounded when processed by Inventory. If the transaction quantity is rounded to zero, Inventory does not process the transaction. It is therefore suggested that the base unit of measure for an item is set up such that transaction quantities in the base unit of measure not require greater than 5 digits of decimal precision.
To define a Standard conversion for any item
1. Navigate to the Unit of
Measure Conversions window.
2. Select the Standard
tabbed region.
3. Enter a unit of
measure.
4. Enter the conversion factor by which the unit of
measure is equivalent to the base unit of measure established for this class.
For example, if one DZ (this unit of measure) is equivalent to
12 EA (base unit), the conversion factor is 12. Or, if EA is equal to one-twelfth
of a DZ, the conversion factor is 0.08333.
5. Save your work.
Standard
Conversions
Unit of
Measure Class
|
Unit of
Measure
|
Unit of
Measure Code
|
Base
Unit of Measure?
|
Standard
Conversion
|
Quantity
|
each
|
EA
|
Yes
|
-
|
Quantity
|
dozen
|
DZ
|
No
|
1 DZ = 12
EA
|
Weight
|
gram
|
GR
|
Yes
|
-
|
Weight
|
pound
|
LB
|
No
|
1LB = 454
GR
|
Time
|
second
|
SE
|
Yes
|
-
|
Time
|
minute
|
MI
|
No
|
1 MI = 60
SE
|
Item-specific
Intra-class Conversions
Item
|
Unit of
Measure Class
|
Unit of
Measure
|
Unit of
Measure Code
|
Conversion
|
soda pop
|
Quantity
|
case
|
CS
|
1 CS = 24
EA
|
canned
tomatoes
|
Quantity
|
case
|
CS
|
1 CS = 10
EA
|
Item-specific
Inter-class Conversions
Item
|
Destination
Base Unit
|
Class
|
Conversion
|
Source
Base Unit
|
Class
|
Mathematical
Relationship
|
gasoline
|
gram
|
Weight
|
1.35
|
milliliter
|
Volume
|
1.35 ML =
1 GR
|
water
|
gram
|
Weight
|
1
|
milliliter
|
Volume
|
1 ML = 1
GR
|
To create a lot
specific unit of measure conversion:
1. Navigate to the Lot
Inter-Class Unit of Measure Conversions window.
2. Enter the item number
in the Item field.
3. Enter the lot number in
the Lot Number field.
4. Select the destination
base unit of measure of the class to which you are converting the unit of
measure.
5. Enter the conversion factor by which the source base
unit is equivalent to the destination base unit.
For example, if 16 pounds (source base unit) is equivalent to 1
Gallon (destination base unit), the conversion factor is 16.
6. Optionally, enter an
inactive date for the conversion. This is the date when the unit of measure
conversion for the lot reverts back to the standard inter-class conversion.
7. Save your work.
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