Enable Catch Unit

Explanation

For certain goods, a fixed conversion rate between the inventory unit of measure and price unit of measure cannot be used because the conversion factor varies too much. To overcome this, you can use a catch unit of measure as a parallel unit to the inventory unit of measure. You will have to enter or update quantities in both units when you are performing transactions for this part. A correct price conversion will become attainable, based on the quantity (in catch unit of measure) that is currently available in the system.

Note: You can perform the following steps later, e.g. when the part is entered as an inventory part and sales part. But they should be performed before the part is used:

Prerequisites

To enter a Catch Unit Code on the Inventory Part/General section:

System Effects