Configuring Units of Measurement

Units of measurement are used in many places across the platform, and each organization may have specific sets of units that are relevant to them. In order to simplify an organization's experience with units of measurement, users can select the measurement units that are relevant to their organization and how they will utilize them in the system.

From the Units of Measurement list, hundreds of standard units are available to choose from that span across different categories such as mass, volume, time, and more. Review the sections below to learn more about how to enable or disable specific units of measure in the system, as well as designate or disable specific units for use in inventory tracking of materials.

This article covers the following topics:

• Enabling & configuring units of measurement
• Disabling units of measurement

Enabling & configuring units of measurement

1. From the left navigation panel, click settings Platform > Units of Measurement. The Units of Measurement list displays.
2. Scroll through the list until you locate the Category for the measurement you want to enable, then click navigate_next Expand. A list of the Category's units of measure and their descriptions display.
3. Locate and click the name of the unit of measurement. An Edit Unit of Measurement dialog displays.
4. (OPTIONAL) Select or enter the information in the optional fields:
   • Description: A description of the unit of measurement. Apprentice provides a default value which can be edited if necessary.
   • Alias: An alias for the unit of measurement.
   • Use for Inventory Tracking: A checkbox that designates the measurement as an option when tracking inventory in the system (e.g., when creating a new material lot/sublot).
   • Enabled: A checkbox that designates the measurement as an option in the system outside of tracking inventory (e.g., when creating a new material definition).

Disabling units of measurement

1. From the left navigation panel, click settings Platform > Units of Measurement. The Units of Measurement list displays.
2. Scroll through the list until you locate the measurement Category you want to disable, then click navigate_next Expand. A list of the Category's units of measure and their descriptions display.
3. Locate the specific unit of measure you want to disable, then uncheck the Use for Inventory Tracking and/or Enabled checkbox(es), depending on your desired configuration.