Unit of Measure Fields FAQ

Product Units of Measure

These are the units of measure for each product. The base unit of measure is one that is defined for a product in Product Maintenance. A base unit of measure is generally considered the smallest unit of measure that an inventory-related transaction can have.

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Sell

Select this check box if this unit of measure can be used for sales orders.

Note Any unit of measure is allowed for return orders.

EXAMPLE  You only want to sell a product by the case, but you allow cans in a case to be returned for credit. Clear this check box for the cans unit of measure and select this check box for the case unit of measure.

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Purch

Select this check box if this unit of measure can be used for purchase orders.

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Pick

Select this check box if this unit of measure can be used for pick demands.

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Dflt. Sell

Select this check box if this is the default unit of measure for sales and transfer orders. You can sell products in more than one unit of measure, but you can only define one default. The O/E Line Item Entry window uses this unit of measure.

Note The default selling unit of measure is also used for price matrix definitions.

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Dflt. Purch

Select this check box if this unit of measure is the default unit of measure for purchase orders. You can purchase in more than one unit of measure, but you can only define one default. Demand forecasting, Min-Max Buying Recommendations, and Purchase Order Maintenance use this unit of measure.

Note If you change the default purchasing unit of measure, the minimum/maximum stock level, safety stock, minimum purchase quantity, purchase increment, and expected normal forecast are adjusted automatically. You should review these values to ensure each is correct.

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Dflt. Display

Select this check box if this is the unit of measure you want to use for displaying the product in various inquiries and reports. Inventory Matrix Inquiry uses the default assigned here to display a product/location record.

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Dflt. Rcpt

Select this check box if this is the unit of measure in which you want to receive, regardless of the purchasing unit of measure.

Note The software keeps track of inventory by unit of measure. Inventory by unit of measure is used during pick demand creation. For example, if your supplier requires your purchase order for a product to be in a master case unit of measure, but you want to put it away as eaches, you would set the default receipt unit of measure to each.

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Dflt. Web

Select this check box if this is the default unit of measure for customer portal sites.

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Break to U/M

If this unit of measure can be broken down into a smaller unit of measure (or assembled up to a larger unit of measure), enter the unit of measure into this field. If nothing is entered in this field, it is assumed that this unit of measure cannot be broken down (or assembled up).

Example A pallet/100 unit of measure is broken down into the case/10 unit of measure, which is broken down to the each unit of measure. If a promotional 2-pack unit of measure bundled in special packaging was sold for this product, it would not be broken down to the each unit of measure.

This defaults to the next smallest unit of measure selected for the product to which the unit of measure can be evenly broken down.

Example The following units of measure are set up in Unit of Measure Maintenance: Each (1 unit), Case50 (50 units), Case72 (72 units), and Case100 (100 units). If Case50 and Each are selected units of measure for a product and you select Case100 for the product, the break-to unit of measure defaults to Case50 for the Case 100 unit of measure. However, if you select the Case72 unit of measure for the product, the break-to unit of measure defaults to Each for it because the Case72 unit of measure cannot be evenly broken down into the Case50 unit of measure.

Note For a unit of measure that is equivalent to the product unit of measure, the break-to unit of measure defaults to the product unit of measure.

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Web

Select this check box if this unit of measure is available on customer portal sites.

EXAMPLE Product A is set up with the following units of measure: Each and Case12. The following inventory is available: 100 Each and 40 Case12. If this check box is only selected for the Each unit of measure, the customer will see 580 Each on the customer portal. If the check box in this column is only selected for Case12, the customer will see 48 Case12 on the customer portal (decimal cases cannot be sold, and therefore 4 Each will not be converted to Case12). If this check box is selected for both Each and Case12, the customer will see 100 Each and 40 Case12.

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Height

This is the height of the specific unit of measure for a product.

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Length

This is the length of the specific unit of measure for a product.

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Width

This is the width of the specific unit of measure for a product.

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Dimensional U/M

This unit of measure is used for height, length, and width dimensions. For new products, this defaults from the unit of measure entered in the Dflt Dimension U/M field in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance.

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Cube

This is the cube (volume) of the specific unit of measure of a product.

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Cube U/M

This is the volume unit of measure. For new products, this defaults from the unit of measure entered in the Dflt Cube U/M field in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance.

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Net Weight / Gross Pkgd Weight

The net weight of the specific unit of measure of a product excludes the packaging weight. Gross weight of the specific unit of measure of a product includes the packaging weight.

Example if a bag of dog food has 40 lbs. of actual food, and the packaging weighed another 1 lb., the net weight is 40 and the gross packaged weight is 41.

Generally, reporting to suppliers or for sales analysis purposes by weight is done in net weight. Gross packaged weight is generally used for purchasing, directed putaway, route manifest, and delivery purposes as a logistical loading constraint.

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Weight U/M

This is the unit of measure of the weight fields, such as lbs. For new products, this defaults from the unit of measure entered in the Dflt Weight U/M field in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance.

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UPC

This is the Universal Product Code for the specific unit of measure of the product.

Note If the product has only one unit of measure, then the UPC can be entered on the General tab.

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GTIN

GTIN for the specific U/M of this product.

Note If the product has only one unit of measure, then the GTIN can be entered on the General tab in Product Maintenance.

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Putaway Group

Putaway groups are product groupings used during the product receipt and putaway process. For information on setting up putaway groups, see Putaway Group Maintenance.

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Velocity

This is the velocity code associated with the frequency of picking activity for this product. For information on setting up velocity codes, see Velocity Maintenance.

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Replenish Min

When the actual quantity stored in a specific unit of measure in the primary pick bin or primary pick zone falls below this quantity, trigger a replenishment.

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Replenish Max

This is the maximum quantity in the specific unit of measure to replenish the primary pick bin or primary pick zone.

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Primary Pick Zone

This is the primary zone that this product should be picked from when stored in the specific unit of measure. Zones must be set up in Zone Maintenance first.

Note You can only enter a primary pick zone or a primary pick bin. You cannot enter both.

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Primary Pick Bin

This is the first bin that this product should be picked from when stored in the specific unit of measure. Bins must be set up in Bin Maintenance first.

Note You can only enter a primary pick zone or a primary pick bin. You cannot enter both.

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Pick Sequence Group

This is the pick sequence group for this unit of measure. Double-click this column to display Pick Sequence Group Selection, which allows you to select a pick sequence group.

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Can be Packaged

Select this check box if this unit of measure can be packaged into other larger packages for picking cartonization. If this check box is cleared, this unit of measure is a package and cannot be put into a larger package.

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Label Format

This is the format of the receiving label for this unit of measure. For more information, see Receiving Labels Print.

Note To print receiving labels, this must match a label format set up in External Interface Maintenance.

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eCommerce Unit of Measure

Select this check box if this unit of measure is used for Aptean eCommerce B2C sites.

The default selling unit of measure will be marked as eCommerce Unit of Measure by default.

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eCommerce Price  

This is the price to be used for Aptean eCommerce B2C sites.

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Product Units of Measure

• Costs - These include Standard Cost, Average Cost, Last Cost, etc.

• Weights and Cubes - These include unit weight and unit cube.

• Quantities - These include Pick Bin Min. Level, Backflush Bin Min. Level, Pick Bin Max. Level, and Backflush Bin Max. Level.

Dflt. Sell

Prices - These include: List Price 1, List Price 2, List Price 3, etc.

Dflt. Purch

Buying Quantities - These include Minimum Stock Level, Maximum Stock Level, Minimum Purchase Quantity, Purchase Increment, and Safety Stock.

Note You can select the Buying Quantities unit of measure in Product Location Maintenance.