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Reference Guide

Standard Units


This screen allows you to maintain Standard Units.  Standard Units are used:

  • Against Items and Descriptors to define a base Unit
  • Against Items where the Item can be Purchased, Sold and Stocked in multiple Units.
  • Against Labour Codes to define the Unit of Time

Entry and Display fields

Unit: Enter the Name of the Standard Unit.  For Example:-

  • Case
  • Pack
  • Box
  • Day
  • Ltr
  • Mtr
  • Each

Duplicate Unit Names are not allowed

Description: Enter a short description of the Unit.  No checks are made on this entry

Is Time Unit: If this is a Time Unit then ‘check’ this checkbox.  If this is ‘checked’ then:

  • It will not be available to the drop-down list in the Item or Descriptor screen
  • It will only be available to the drop-down list in the Labour Code screen

Time Per Hour: If this is a Time Unit then the entry here will convert the Time Unit to a base unit of Hour.  For example: If the Time Unit is ‘Day’ then the entry here will be 24.

Data Display Options

Field Position: On this screen you can move the field position by dragging the column heading left or right to the position where you want it to appear.

Buttons

Close: This will close the Standard Unit screen.  If you have any unsaved data then you will be asked if you wish to save it before the screen is closed.

Add: This will send the cursor to a new line for entry of a new Standard Unit.

Save: This will save the current data without exiting the screen

Cancel: Any changes made since the line was actioned or the last time the ‘Save’ Button was pressed will be lost.

Delete: This removes the current highlighted Standard Unit.