Units

The Units system manages measurement units and their relationships throughout the application. Administrators can customize units through the Units management interface to ensure accurate calculations and consistent display.

Overview

The Units system has two main components:

• Unit Types: Categories that group related measurement units (e.g., Weight, Volume, Temperature)
• Units: Individual measurement units within each type with conversion factors for standardization

All units use conversion factors to standardize measurements against International System (SI) units, ensuring accurate calculations across the application.

Unit Types Management

Unit types serve as categories for organizing related units and define the base reference unit for conversions.

Viewing Unit Types

1. Navigate to Unit Types from the left panel

   

2. The table displays all valid unit types by default

Viewing All Unit Types

To view hidden or invalid unit types, remove the is valid = Y filter. This will display all unit types regardless of their validity status.

Creating Unit Types

1. Click Create in the top right corner
2. Complete the required fields:
3. Name: Unique name for the unit type
4. Code: Short identifier code
5. Reference Unit: Base unit for this category (used for conversions)
6. Validity: Set to active or inactive

Important

The Reference Unit and Code cannot be modified after creation. Choose carefully during setup.

Editing Unit Types

1. Click Edit next to the unit type in the table
2. Editable fields:
3. Name: Update the display name
4. Validity: Toggle active/inactive status
5. Read-only fields:
6. Reference Unit and Code cannot be modified

Note

Invalid unit types will not appear in application dropdowns or selection lists.

Units Management

Viewing Units

1. Navigate to Units under the Units section
2. The table shows all available units with their properties

Creating Units

1. Click Create in the top right corner
2. Configure the unit properties:
3. Name: Descriptive name for the unit
4. Unit Type: Select from existing unit types
5. Unit Factor: Conversion multiplier to SI units
6. Is Valid: Set availability status

Unit Factor Guidelines

• SI units use a factor of 1
• Other units use factors that convert to the SI equivalent
• Example: If grams are SI, then kilograms would have a factor of 1000

Editing Units

1. Click Edit next to the unit in the table
2. Editable fields:
3. Name: Update the unit name
4. Is Valid: Change availability status
5. Read-only fields:
6. Unit Factor and Unit Type cannot be modified