Unit of Measure

Learn how to sell and receive items in different units of measurement.

Configuring UOMs

To set up Units of Measure (UOM), begin on the Inventory page of an item and navigate to the Parent/Child tab. Within this tab, locate the "Units" section where you can add new units.

Below is an illustration of an item setup:

The item can be sold either as a single bag (EA 1) or as a pallet containing 60 bags (PL). The default unit (EA) has a size of 1. All additional units will be defined relative to this base unit.

For example, if you have a ten-foot roll of landscape fabric:

• Set "EA" as the base unit with a size of 1.

• Add an additional unit "FT" representing feet, with each foot sized at "0.1" of the base unit.

• Specify the selling price for one foot and save the settings.

Alternatively, you could:

• Set "FT" as the base unit with a size of 1.

• Add an additional unit "ROLL" representing the full roll, with a size of "10".

• Specify the selling price for one roll and save the settings.

UOM at the Register

When ringing up an item that has multiple units of measure, click the quantity or the line edit icon (), select the UOM dropdown, and choose your desired unit of measure. This will update the quantity and price.

Assign barcodes to specific UOMs, allowing items to be scanned and sold in the selected unit directly on the item page under the Barcodes tab.

The default unit of measure

The item after changing the UOM to Pallet (PL)

UOMs on Purchase Orders

You can add items in any UOM by selecting the order unit from the dropdown menu next to the Quantity field. The "Each Cost" displays the cost per default unit, while the "Total Cost" will calculate the total cost of the items, considering the selected UOM.