Measurement Units

You can define measurement units from this page. Some of the pre-defined units are already listed (see figure 1).



(Figure 1 - Measurement units page)

How to create Measurement Unit ?

1. Navigate to Measurement units

2. To create a new measurement unit, click on Add and enter the following details

3. Save the details (see figure 2).



(Figure 2 - Measurement units entry page)

Different fields in this page are :  

  1. Unit Code - Enter a unit code. Unit Code can be an abbreviation to be used for the unit, e.g. kg can be the unit code for the unit Kilogram
  2. Unit - Enter name of the measurement unit
  3. Base Unit - If the unit has a base unit (like gram is the base unit for kilogram, milligram and so on) enter the same in the base unit field
  4. Factor - Mention the factor i.e., relationship between base unit and unit
  • If unit is kilogram then base unit is gram and the factor will be 1000.000
  • If unit has no base unit like gram then the factor would be 0.000