Calculating net quantity

If the inventory unit of the material has the physical quantity Length or Area, you can calculate the net quantity from the fields:

  • Length.
  • Width.
  • Number of Units.

You calculate the net quantity according to one of the following formulas:

If the physical quantity is Length: Net quantity = length x number of units

If the physical quantity is Area: Net quantity = length x width x number of units

If desired, you can overwrite the calculated net quantity with a different value.

Note

The physical quantity of a unit is displayed in the Units (tcmcs0101m000) session.

Conversion factors must exist which allow conversion of the following units to the base units of the physical quantities Length or Area:

  • The unit specified in the BOM Unit of Measure field in the Bill of Material Parameters (tibom0100m000) session.
  • The inventory unit of the item.
Example

Five pieces of 20 inch wire are used in a product.

  • Length: 20 inches
  • Number of units: 5
  • The result of the calculation is: 100 inches (= 20x5)

LN displays the result of the calculation in the Net Quantity field.

  • Length : 10 cm
  • Width : 5 cm
  • Number of units : 5
  • The result of the calculation is: 250 cm2 (= 10x5x5)

LN displays the result of the above calculation in the Net Quantity field.

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