Multiple UoM (Unit of Measurement) product type can be explained using mineral water as an example. Mineral water can be sold individual bottles or in boxes. Each box containts a fixed number of bottles for instance, 1 box equals 12 bottles.
During the sales process, if a customer wants to buy bottles buy there aren't enough in stock, the system will automatically reduce the stock of boxes to meet the required number of bottles based on the ratio. This process is known as one-level derivative form.
I. Add Multiple UOM Products Via UI
Step 1. Go to Product, then Click Add
Step 2. Create a Standard Product Type With 2 Product Variant and Save it
Step 3. Search for Product Variant and Click it
Step 4. Edit the Variant Product Type and Set The Multiple UoM Ratio
Notes:
On this occasion, we try to make 2 variants. That is the purchase of 1 piece and the purchase of 1 box.
In the standard version, in 1 box of mineral water, there are 12 pieces of water bottle. So, in the Multi UoM tab, we input 12 in the ratio column.
II. Add Multiple UOM Products via CSV Import
You can also add the StandardWithParent type of product from your CSV file just by adding 3 columns labeled "Type", "Parent", and "Ratio". Here is how you can do it.
Step 1. Go To Products Menu, and Click on Import Button
Step 2. Download the Product Template
Step 3. Open the Downloaded Template File
Step 4. Fill the Product Information and Add 3 More Column
How the template looks like
Then change the template example according to your product detail information
And add this 3 column: Type, Parent, and Ratio.
Note:
Fill tthe Type column with "Standard" for the largest unit and "MultipleUoM" for the smaller units.
Fill the Parent column for the smaller unit with the variant code of the larger unit, and leave it blank for the larger unit's Parent column.
The Ratio column for smaller unit is filled with the number of smaller units in one larger unit, while the Ratio for the larger unit is left blank.
Step 5. Return to the Product Import Page, Click Browse Files, and Then select the file you created
Step 6. Then Click Next
[Tutorial Video] Multiple UOM Product Type
Related Articles
If you have several types of Multiple UOM products, you can convert stock product child into stock product parents by following the article here Convert Inventory to Parent UoM
If you want to create a bundled product containing components with Standard type, you can read this article Create New Product Standard with Component
If you want to know the quantity available from the unit total quantity for the parent UOM, you can read this article Show Unit Total Quantity in the UoM Column
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