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A Materials Ticket Unit must always be lb or kg. Dispatch requires that Material is always weighed in kg or lbs. Always. End of story.

 

The units IT, MT, EA, YD and CM are not intended to be used as Ticket Units.

But we buy and/or sell Material by the tonne (or ton)

That is where a Materials Sale Unit comes into play. Every Material has a Unit and Unit price that is used to calculate the total price when Material is sold. Sale Unit is used to convert a weight value in Ticket Units to a value that you would buy and/or sell.

 

Typically, when a Materials Ticket Unit is kg, its Sale Unit is MT (tonne). The Sell rate should represent the value of 1 tonne of Material.

 

When a Materials Ticket Unit is lb, the Sale Unit is IT (tons). The Sell Rate should represent the value of 1 ton of Material.

 

Here's a couple of examples:

 

What if we buy and/or sell Material by the kg (or lb) too?

It is perfectly acceptable to set the Ticket, Sell and Cost Unit values to lb or kg.

 

However, there are two additional changes that must be made if you buy and/or sell by the kg or lb. Factor 2 and it's associated values must be changed to allow Ticket Unit value to be represented correctly as a buy and/or sell value in Reports and Order Totals.

 

So, when buying and/or sell in kg or lb, make the following changes to the Measurement Unit table: