Enter User Defined Units

Explanation

Use this activity to add user-defined units of measure to the system. This mandatory task is to be performed by a system administrator or equivalent person. 

A unit of measure can be any value from hours to kilograms. Once saved, only the description can be modified. If the description is not translated to the current language, it will first be displayed in English, then change to the first-saved language, enclosed in two symbols (<>). All changes made to the description are saved in the language in which you are working.

The list of all available user-defined and predefined units of measure is displayed in the ISO Code Usage/Unit of Measure window. The relationship between the unit of measure and the conversion factor is defined in the Unit Relationships window.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

• None.

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

• All selected user-defined codes are available system-wide in the List of Values for any units of measure.
• The user-defined codes are listed in the ISO Code Usage/Unit of Measure window.

Window

Units of Measure

Related Window Descriptions

Units of Measure

Procedure

1. Open the Units of Measure window.
2. Create a new record.
3. In the Unit Code field, enter a unique name for the unit of measure.
4. In the Description field, enter or edit the description.
5. In the Factor field, enter the number of base units for one unit, or accept the default of 1 to define the unit as a base unit.
6. In the Base Unit list, click the unit you want to use as a base unit for your user-defined unit from the List of Values, or leave the field blank to define it as a base unit.
7. Save the changes.