On the Units of measure page you manage the units in which you invoice and stock products and services (for example piece, kilogram, litre, hour). The abbreviation of the unit also appears on the item lines of documents.
Click Main menu / Settings / System settings / Units of measure. At the top you see the New, Open and Delete buttons, and below them the list with the ID, Name and Abbreviation columns. Click a row to select the unit. The screenshots were taken in the Hungarian interface.
Click New, or select a row and click Open. On the Actions tab enter the Abbreviation (at least 1 character), and on the Translation tab enter the name of the unit in every language (at least 2 characters). Use Save to store the unit and Close to close the window.
Select the row and click Delete. A deleted unit can no longer be selected for new products and documents.
Use the usual, unambiguous abbreviations (for example pcs, kg, m, l, hour). The abbreviation is printed on the item lines of invoices, so choose a label your customers also know.
The fields of the unit sheet.
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviation | The short label of the unit, at least 1 character; it is shown on item lines. | |
| Name (per language) | The full name of the unit in that language, at least 2 characters. |
The Abbreviation field must be filled in, and the name must be entered in every language with at least 2 characters. Check the Translation tab too.
On products and on the item lines of documents, so the abbreviation of the unit is also visible on the invoice.
A deleted unit cannot be selected for new products and documents. Before deleting, check whether any product still uses it.
Yes, select the row, click Open, change the abbreviation and save. The change applies to later documents.
The menu item is under Main menu / Settings / System settings. If you cannot see it, the required permission is probably not assigned to your user; ask your administrator to check the settings.
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