GL Account Unit of Measure
Units of measure are the values used in transactions that involve any type of quantifiable unit. Units of measure might describe dimensions, weights, volumes, or amounts of locations, containers, or business activities. Examples include inches, pounds, work hours, and days.
For example, an organization hires a communications consultant to help staff with their presentation skills. The consultant charges a daily rate and works for three days. The unit of measure is days. The transaction displays the quantity and unit of measure specified.
Another example of the use of units of measure is in allocations. If an organization allocates its electricity bill by department, the unit of measure would be kilowatt hours (kWh).
Note: The term “unit of measure” is also used elsewhere in the system. For example, in receiver matching, an operational unit of measure is used to quantify items being invoiced. See
Receiver Matching.
See
Posting Tab for details on defining the quantity and unit of measure attributes for a GL account.
Use the GL Account UM activities (25.3.15) to create, delete, modify, or view units of measure.
GL Account UM Create
Field Descriptions
Unit of Measure
Specify a code (maximum 20 characters) that identifies a unit of measure code to be associated with an account.
Description
Enter a brief description (maximum 40 characters) of the unit of measure. You can optionally enter descriptions in more than one language. For more information on the Translation Option, see
Introduction to QAD Enterprise Applications User Guide.
Active
Indicate if this is an active account.
