Connect an Input UoM Group

Explanation

Use this activity to connect an input UoM group to a part. This will enable the part to use multiple units of measure. You can perform the connection in the Part or Inventory Part window. Input UoM groups can be connected to either purchased or manufactured inventory parts. You can connect only a single group to a part; but you can connect one or more parts to a single group. The input UoM group that you want to connect must always have the same inventory UoM as the unit code (or inventory UoM) of the part to which you want to connect.

If you have connected an input UoM group to a part from the Part window, all the new inventory parts that are created from that part catalog record will display the input UoM group as the default group. You can manually change the default group if necessary.

You can connect an input UoM group to an inventory part that already has one or more sales parts connected to it. In such situations, you must make sure that the conversion factor between the sales UoM and the inventory UoM, as defined on the sales part, is set to 1 on all the sales parts connected to the inventory part. If the conversion factor is not 1, you cannot connect any input UoM group to the inventory part. At the same time, if an input UoM group is already connected to an inventory part, you can only connect the sales parts whose conversion factor is set to 1.

Note: You cannot change the unit code on the part catalog if an input UoM group is connected to it. If you want to change the unit, you must first disconnect the input UoM group from the part. Disconnecting a group from the part in the Part window will NOT disconnect the group from the inventory parts. Likewise, if the connection of an input UoM group with an inventory part is removed, the connection with the part catalog record will not be removed

To disconnect a group, simply delete the value displayed in the relevant field in the part record. You can disconnect an input UoM group from a part, even if the group had already been used by the part.

Prerequisites

The input UoM group to be connected must have the same inventory UoM as the unit code (Part window) or the inventory UoM (Inventory Part window).
To connect an input UoM group to an inventory part, the conversion factor between the sales UoM and the inventory UoM, as defined on the sales part, must have been set to 1 on all the sales parts connected to the inventory part.

System Effects

An input UoM group will be connected to the inventory part. You can now use multiple units of measure for the part, i.e., it will be possible for you to calculate the quantities of the part in alternative units of measure.

Note: You can use multiple units of measure only in processes for which the use of at least one input UoM is made available. To make an input UoM available for a process, select one or more of the check boxes in the Input UoM Group window. The check boxes are: the Manufacturing Usage Allowed check box, the Purchasing Usage Allowed check box, and the Sales Usage Allowed check box.

Window

Part
Inventory Part
Input UoM Group

Related Window Descriptions

Part
Part/General
Inventory Part
Inventory Part/General
Sales Part
Sales Part/General
Input UoM Group

Procedure

Click on the relevant field for the input UoM group (The Default Input UoM Group field on the Part/General tab or the Input UoM Group field on the Inventory/General tab).
Select the input UoM group from the List of Values, and click OK. The List of Values displays values from the input UoM groups, whose inventory UoM is the same as the unit code or the inventory UoM of the part.
Optionally, you can check the details of the input UoM group you have selected by using the Zoom feature.
Save the record.