Base Unit of Measure Field

The Item Table

Here you can enter the unit in which the item is held on inventory. Click the AssistButton to see the Item Units of Measure window. In this window, click the AssistButton, click one of the available codes, and then click OK to copy it to the Item Units of Measure window. In this window, click OK to copy the code to the item card.

You can only enter a unit of measure code that has the value "1" in the Qty. per Unit of Measure field in the Item Units of Measure window.

You can set up different units of measure for purchases and sales in the Item Units of Measure window and you can set up translations for various language codes in the Unit of Measure Translations window

You cannot change the unit of measure code if there are open ledger entries for the item.