Unit Of Measurement - UOM
Item UOM
Unit of Measurement(UOM) is the unit used to measure the quantity of an item.
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.
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.
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.
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Updated on: 23/04/2022
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