The weights/volume of all the materials managed in the warehouse is managed in the unit of weight/volume that is specified in Weight/volume Unit field while defining warehouse. All weights are managed in the warehouse in the unit of weight that is specified in the Weight Unit field in this section . In the case of movements, the material weight is converted to this unit of weight and updated in the storage bins. The capacity check by weight is also made in this unit. Here, the maximum accuracy is 1/1000 of this unit of weight.
Note
It is not advisable to change this unit of weight in a productive environment. In case it is unavoidable, data must be corrected by running report RLS10200 afterwards.
Default UoM
The system selects this unit of measure first for use in the warehouse if no default unit of measure was defined in the material master.
Use If no UoM is available in the material master, the system tries to assign one of the defaults from the warehouse number record. If these defaults have not been maintained, the system uses the base Unit of Measure
1st Proposal UoM
The Unit of Measure defined in this field is taken as a default for a transaction of a material if system do not find any unit of measure from the material master record for that material.
2nd Proposal UoM
The Unit of Measure defined in this field is taken as a default for a transaction of a material if system do not find any unit of measure from the material master record for that material.
Time unit/Performance Data
The time unit maintained here is used while processing performance data. The Planned TO time and the Time Limits of Critical Objects in Warehouse Activity Monitor is maintained in this Unit.
Overview: Unit of Measure
Definition - Unit of Measure is the criterion based on which you measure the quantity of the material. Unit of measure is a value for a physical size.
Examples:
- Length dimension includes meter, centimeter and inch
- Time dimension includes second, minute and hour
There are 4 different Unit of Measures used
1. Base Unit of Measure:
This is the unit of measure in which the stocks of a material are managed. The system converts all quantities entered in other units to the base unit of measure. All material postings will occur with respect to base unit of measure.
2. Sales Unit of Measure:
Allows a material to be sold in a unit differing from the base unit of measure. The sales unit is proposed automatically in the sales order, where it can be changed.
3. (Purchase) Ordering Unit of Measure:
Allows a material to be purchase in a unit differing from the base unit of measure. The purchase order unit is proposed automatically in a purchase order, where it can be changed.
4. Unit of Issue:
Unit of measure in which the material is issued from the warehouse. It allows consumption, stock transfers, transfer postings, and physical inventories to be recorded in a unit differing from the base unit of measure.
These UoM's are linked with each other for every material by conversation table.
Further Notes
Maintain UOM in different languages by logging to the system with different logon language.
Customizing of UOM in SAP is basically stored in two tables:
- T006 - Language Independent attributes
- T006A - language dependent attributes + description
