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.