Assign UOMs to a product

In this article, you will learn how to assign units of measure (UOMs) to a product.

*Why you will need this: *

Units of measure allow products to be represented in different measuring capacities. They will help you count and manage your inventory easily.

Some products may need different UOMs. For example: a coffee shop who offers chocolate bars can receive them in boxes of 30 bars and sell them individually. The chocolate bar will have 2 different UOMs. (“Each” and “box of 30”)

*What you will need: *

Create/Add Units Of Measure (UOMs). Click here to learn how to create/add Units Of Measure (UOMs)
For information on how to mass assign UOMs to multiple products via an Excel template, click here.

Step 1: Select the product you want to assign a UOM to

Go to the “Products” module on the left banner, second module.
Select the product you want to assign a UOM to
Click “View”

h2. Step 2: Assign new unit of measure to the product

Go to the Unit Of Measure section
Click “Add unit of measure” button

Select the UOM you want to add by double clicking on it
Change the factor if you need to
Add a UPC (barcode) if you need one
Click “Save and Close” if you have added all the UOMs for this product or “Save and New” if you want to add more UOM.

Select the Master UOM and the Default UOM by double clicking on the line of the UOM
The Master UOM represents the (minimum) unit of a product.

The default UOM is the unit of measure you would like to use by default.

Click “Save” Button