Material Conversion

Setting up a unit of measure conversion allows you to define custom conversions between an alternative unit of measure (UoM) and the material base unit of measure.

Overview

Each material is measured in a base unit of measure (UoM). Material conversions allow each material to have its own unique conversion factor. For example, a pallet of 600ml bottles will contain a different number of individual units compared to a pallet of 1.2L bottles.

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

Navigation

Go to Settings > Material Definition > Material. Then select the relevant Material. Locate the Conversions panel, then click to open.

Creating a Material Conversion

On the Material Conversion panel of the relevant material.

1

Click Create.

2

You will be presented with a pop-up modal titled Material Conversion asking you to set the conversion formula between the base unit and an alternative unit of measure.

3

Click Save and close (or Save and open) to finalise.

Fields

Field	Description
Divider	The quantity of the material's base unit of measure (pre-filled, e.g., 1).
Base UoM	Pre-selected based on the material you are currently adding the conversion to (e.g., Loaf).
Multiplier	Enter the number of base units represented by one alternative unit of measure.
Unit of measure *	Select the alternative unit of measure from the drop-down list to convert to (e.g., Layer, Pallet).

Example

In this example, a conversion rule is configured so that 1 Layer equals 16 Loafs (Base UoM).

Once saved, this conversion record appears directly in the Conversions table under the material settings, displaying the defined Base UoM, Divider, Multiplier, and target Unit of Measure.

This conversion factor will now be automatically applied when values convert from Layers to Loafs across Track and Trace and Activity Templates.