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Units of measure (product group)

Use the Units of Measure tab if stock items linked to the product group are bought and sold using trade units; i.e. if you buy or sell in units that are different to the stock unit.

To set up trade units for the product group

Open: Stock Control > Stock Maintenance > Product Groups.

1. Click Add.

   The Add New Product Group window appears.

2. Select the Units of Measure tab.

3. Select the required Use multiple units settings to enable the measures in the Sales Order Processing module and Purchase Order Processing module. You can enable the units for:

   • Selling quantities.
   • Buying quantities.
   • Selling prices.
   • Buying prices.

   Note: These are not applicable when dealing with serial numbered items.

4. Set the base and stock units of measure in the Unit settings.
   1. Select the Base unit measure that you want to use. The base unit is used to link the stock unit to the sales and purchase units.
   2. Select the Stock unit measure used to store the items in stock.
   3. Check the Stock/base ratio displayed, and change the value if required.
5. To add a trade unit of measure for sales and purchases:

   1. Click Add.

      The Add Unit for Item window is displayed.

   2. Select the measure from the Unit name drop-down list.
   3. Check the displayed Conversion ratioand change it if required.
   4. Set the required Precision. This is the minimum amount of the unit that can be processed.

   5. Select the Price basis used for this unit as either Multiple of the stock unit or Specific price for this unit.

      For example, if the price of a 10 pack is different to the price of 10 individual items, use Specific price for this unit. If the price of a 10 pack is the same as the price of 10 separate items, then use Multiple of the stock unit.

   6. Click OK to save the unit.

6. To save the product group click OK.

   To continue entering your product group settings, select the Landed Costs tab.

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