Multiple Units of Measure

Inventory Overview | Preferences

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This feature, which is enabled in company preferences, allows purchasing and selling an item in up to four different units of measure (sizes, or pack quantities).

Examples:

- You buy bottled water by the case and sell by single bottles or cases.

- You buy animal feed by 50 lb. bags and sell it in 5, 10, and 25 lb. bags.

- You buy fabric by the yard, and sell by the yard and foot.

With multiple units of measure enabled:

- You can define multiple units for inventory, non-inventory, and service items.

- Unit of measure fields and options are added to the item form and other documents and lists.

- Each unit of measure can have unique UPC, alternate lookup, and prices associated with it.

- You define a base unit and default order-by and sell-by units. Point of Sale will automatically suggest these defaults when purchasing and selling the item.

- Your base unit is used for most inventory values (average cost, quantities, reorder point, etc.) and on reports, though these values are calculated and displayed for alternate units as well.

- You can choose in company preferences to add the transaction unit to the quantity field on printed documents.

- If importing item information, you can import the unique information for each of your units.

Related Topics

Define multiple units of measure in inventory

Use units of measure on documents