Help on UOM

This help page allows you to search and select a UOM code and transfer the same to the main page.

You can carry out the search using the UOM code or the UOM description. If both the fields are left blank, the system will display all the UOM codes available in the “Central Reference List”. The retrieves only those UOM codes that are in “Active” status. The selected UOM code will be transferred to the main page in which the help was invoked.

Click the lens icon positioned next to the “From UOM” or the “To UOM” field in the main screen.

The “Help on UOM” page appears.

Enter the following in the “Search Criteria” group box to search for a UOM code. Data entry in the following fields is optional.

UOM Code	The code identifying the UOM to be retrieved (Alphanumeric, 10) Mandatory. You can enter the code in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the UOM Codes that are similar to the value entered here.
UOM Description	The description of the UOM to be retrieved (Alphanumeric, 80). You can enter the description in full or specify it partially using the “*” character. The system displays all the UOM, whose descriptions are similar to the value entered here.
UOM Category	Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the unit of measurement. The system lists all "active" values defined in the “Quick Code” for the quick code type "UOM Category”.

Note: Leave the fields blank if you want to retrieve all the UOMs defined in the “Central Reference List”.

Click the “Search” pushbutton to retrieve the UOMs based on the filter criteria specified.

The system displays the following in the “Search Results” multiline based on the search criteria entered:

UOM	The UOM Code.
UOM Description	The UOM Description.
UOM Category	The category of the UOM.
Fractions Allowed	The decision whether fractions are required for the UOM, as specified in the “Create UOM” activity.The system displays “Yes” or “No”.

Click the box in the “Select” column of the multiline to select the UOM.
Click the “OK” pushbutton to transfer the selected UOM to the main page.