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:
- Enter the Catch UoM on the Inventory Part/General tab.
- The Negative On hand Allowed option on the Inventory Part/Supply and Demand Controls section must be
disabled.
- If you are using a sales part, the price unit of measure on the Sales Part page must be made same as
the catch unit code on the inventory part.
Prerequisites
To enter a Catch Unit Code on the Inventory Part/General section:
- The catch unit code you want to enter must exist as a unit of measure in IFS/Application Services.
- The quantity in transit for the part must be zero at all the sites.
System Effects
- The part will become catch unit enabled. When receiving or issuing less than the total quantity present at a
location, you will have to give the quantity in catch unit of measure as well.
- After a part has been catch unit enabled and transactions have taken place for the part, you will not be
allowed to change the catch unit code to a different one. You can instead control catch unit, by enabling or
disabling the Catch UoM Enabled option in the Part Catalog/General section.