The system allows you to use two units per part, a regular Unit and an Alternate unit. This field is empty by default for a new part.
Alternate units may be handy if you use kilo (kg) as the standard unit for sheet metal, and enter the price / kg, and during preparations with BOM lists where you enter the quantity in kg. However, during physical inventory and stock withdrawals, it may be more convenient to report these in pieces (pcs), which should then be selected as alternate unit for the part.
A preparation can be made using regular unit or alternate unit if such a unit exists for the part. However, the alternate unit and conversion factor are not saved on the material row.
During purchase or sales, you can select between the regular and alternate unit.
Also during physical inventory and during withdrawals, you can select between the regular and alternate unit.
However, lists such as order lists and inventory value always use the regular unit.
In Part Info and requirement planning lists, which show balances and Order windows, you can choose whether to show the regular or alternate unit.
If you have selected an alternate unit for a part, the fields Conversion factor and Alternate price will open where you can enter a conversion factor and an alternate price. These fields are linked to the Standard price field. If you change the value in any of these fields, this will also affect the other fields.
If you have selected an alternate unit and a conversion factor other than 1,0 for a part, the alternative Show in alternate unit will be activated in the Planning info section under the Planning tab in the Update Part - Inventory procedure. If you select the alternative Show in alternate unit, the alternate unit will be selected in the Part Info procedure, when registering purchase orders and when purchase order suggestions are created for the part.