Units of measure

The default selling unit of measure (UOM) for individual units is Each. That default is displayed during housekeeping and replenishment tasks. Parameter 3604, Inventory Control - Multiple UOM, controls whether you can maintain multiple units of measure for the same product in the same location. If the parameter is set to Yes, you can use any valid unit of measure (UOM). Then, you can perform stock adjustments, stock moves, one-step replenishment, and unplanned replenishment using multiple units of measure. For example, if you have set up the units correctly, you can break open a package to obtain a single unit from the package.

To maintain multiple units of measure, we recommend you use the smallest equivalent unit of measure relevant to your products. Although pallet and case quantities can be expressed as decimals, be mindful of how the expression might be problematic. For example, if you have a product that is normally sold in a 4-pack, expressing the partial UOM as a 0.25 decimal is reasonable. Conversely, you may have a product that is normally sold in a 6-pack. Expressing the partial UOM as 2, each, is recommended over using a 0.33333 repeating decimal.