Units

Units are used in the creation of products to record the correct unit of measure for product purchase information, ingredient consumption and stock reconciliation.

The three most common unit types are:

• Weight

• Volume

• Items

Adding New Units

Follow these steps to add a new units:

1. Click Add

2. Select the required Unit Type

   

   The most common used types are weight, volume and item

3. Click Next

4. Enter the Unit Name and Unit Description (optional)

   

5. Enter the required Amount based on the unit type selected

   Units default to the following amounts:

   • Weight - grams

   • Volume - mls

   • Item - items

   Setting the correct unit is important as it will effect any stock reduction and stock audits

6. Click Finish

   An alternative option to add units is to right click on the unit type displayed in the tree and click add

Unit Values

When creating units it is important to set the correct base unit information, the following values give examples of type units of measure used.

Unit Name	Amount	Size / Equivalent
1 Floz	28.413ml
10 Floz	284.2ml	Half Pint
20 Floz	568.4ml	Pint
Gallon	4546.4ml	8 Pints
11 Gallon	50010.4ml
22 Gallon	1000020.8ml
1 Litre	1000ml
7 Litres	7000ml
75cl Bottle	750ml	Wine / Champagne
Case 6 x 75cl	4500ml	Wine / Champagne
Case 12 x 75cl	9000ml	Wine / Champagne
37.5cl Bottle	375ml	Wine - Half Bottles
70cl Bottle	700ml	Spirits
50cl Bottle	500ml	Spirits / Wines

Editing Units

Follow these steps to edit units:

1. Select the required Unit

2. Update any fields as required

3. Click Save

Field Settings & Information

Unit Details

The details section allows you to set the main configurable information for units.