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Product units are the units of measurement used for products in agrē (e.g., acre, MT, jug, case). Each product must have at least one main unit. You can specify additional unit types but must enter the conversion factor (e.g. 1000 kg in 1 MT; 4 jugs in 1 case).
The master list of Units resides on the FCL mainframe. Use the Manage Product Units window to activate/deactivate product units.
What you'll find:
Tip
Edit all units before clicking Save since saving also closes the window.
Editing Quantity Caps
Once a unit has been saved, you can cap quantities to help prevent data entry errors.
For example you might want to cap Loadout Tickets at 100 MT and Purchase Orders at 10,000 MT.
Quantity Caps are per product row - if you need more than the cap, you are allowed to add a second row of the same product but you might want to double check the quantity was typed correctly on the first row before you do.
Quantity Caps apply to straight products only (blend types already specify a Max Blend Size on the batch sheet settings tab).
To edit unit quantity caps
Navigate to Inventory > Manage > Product Units.
The Manage Product Units window opens.
Select a Product Unit then click Edit Caps.
The Quantity Caps window opens.
You can set a Quantity Cap for:
Invoices
Work Orders
Loadout Tickets (validated against shipping unit, not billing unit)
Purchase Orders
Inventory Receipts
Click Save.
The Quantity Caps window closes.
Activating Product Units
The list of Unit Types in your agrē database is synced with the master list of units on the FCL Mainframe. You can activate and use any of the Units listed.
To activate a product unit
Navigate to Inventory > Manage > Product Units.
The Manage Product Units window opens.
In the Active column, check the box.
Click Save.
Deactivating Product Units
If there's a unit type you no longer need you can deactivate it. After a unit type has been deactivated it can still be used with products that already have that unit type (until you deactivate it on the units tab of the product) but you would not be able to add it as a new unit type to any other products.
To deactivate a product unit
Navigate to Inventory > Manage > Product Units.
The Manage Product Units window opens.
In the Active column, uncheck the box.
Click Save.