Item UOM

Unit of Measurement(UOM) is the unit used to measure the quantity of an item.

Example : We have a Coca-Cola 500ml can. The UOM is Piece/Count where a can is referred to as one Piece/Count irrespective of its weight/volume. Coca-Cola 500ml can be sold only in pieces.

Alternate UOM

Usually items are bought in pieces, weight, volume, case, carton, etc. UOM is used when items are bought and sold in same unit of measurement. Alternative UOM is used when items are bought in one UOM and sold in another UOM.

Example: 1 case of Coca Cola contains 24 cans. Bought as a Case and sold as a Piece. Here the UOM is Piece/Count and alternate UOM is Case. When 1 case is received, the inventory is added with 24 pieces.

Warning: UOM is applicable during sale and alternate UOM is used while receiving the stock through PO. That is, Coca Cola is bought in Case (alternate UOM) and can only be sold in Piece(UOM).

Alternate UOM Item Creation

Navigation: Main Menu --> Items --> Items Library

Item creation involves the following steps:

Create Item
Create Variation
Specify the Alternate UOM quantity
Add Inventory

Create Item

Create Variation

Press Add Variation button. The New Variation screens opens, fill the details and Save.



Name: Coca-Cola Case (24 cans) - Unique name for the variation.
Type: Sale (To indicate the item is for sale).
Unit Of Measurement: Count (Sold as piece).
Apply Alternate UOM Qty: Tick this checkbox to enable alternate UOM during purchase.
Alternate UOM: Case - Name for the Alternate UOM
Alternate UOM quantity: 24 (Number of pieces available in a case).

Add Inventory

After creating the Item Variation, inventory should be added. Press Add Inventory button. The Add Inventory pop-up opens, fill the details and Save.





Pricing Type: Select pricing type from the dropdown.

Fixed: Fixed pricing, selling price cannot be changed during sale in POS.
Variable: Variable pricing, selling price can be altered during sale in POS.
Multi: Item has multiple prices. Item Pricing section opens.

Items: Select from the available pricing category in the dropdown,

Tax: Select the tax component

Price: Price appears automatically, press Add button.

For example, if an item is sold both in store and online. Store selling price is 90 and Online price is 95. This can be achieved by associating the item with the “online” price category and online tax component can also be added. For more details refer the Price Category section.


Buying Price: Buying price of the item variation.

MRP: MRP of the item variation.

Selling Price: Selling price of the item variation in the store .

Taxes: Tax component of the item variation.

Track Inventory: Tick the checkbox to track the inventory of the item when sold, returned and purchased. If no tracking is needed leave it unchecked.

Stock: Available quantity of the item.
Low Stock Alert: Enter the quantity when low stock has to be indicated. In our case, we have set this count to 10, if the stock count reaches 10 and below. It will be displayed as below.




Price: Price appears automatically, press Add button.

Updated on: 23/04/2022