Material conversion

Overview

Each Material is measured in a base unit of measure. Material conversions allow for configuring custom conversions between one unit of measure to a material base unit of measure. A pallet of 600ml bottles will contain a different Each unit compared to A pallet of 1.2L bottles. Material conversions allow for each material to have it's own conversion.

Navigation

Navigation: Settings > Material Definition > Material Conversions

Creating a Material Conversion

First you must Create a Material you wish to create a conversion for. Take note of the materials names and unit of measure.

Next, scroll down and expand the Material Conversion tab, click Create

You will be presented with a pop up. You will need to select the Uom to convert from and then enter a mutliplier. The multiplier is a value that is applied to the value in Layers to convert it to Loafs. What the following example shows is that a single Layer contains 16 Loafs.

You can now use the Track and Trace quantity and Unit of Measure Conversion options in Activity Templates to change values according to a unit of measure.