# Item Management

## Create a Unit of Measure

Every measure can be defined in the Units of Measure mask. If a measure has additional derived units, they can be defined as well.
Select Manager > Units of Measure > Units of Measure.
Field name | Description
Code | Unique code for the measure
Type | L = Measure of length S = Special unit of measurement T = Technical unit of measurement
Measure | Quantity of the measure
Unit | Abbreviation of the measure base unit
Measure Unit | Full name of the measure unit
Derived Units
Field name | Description
Base Unit | Base unit as set up above
Factor | Conversion factor to the base unit
Unit | Abbreviation of the measure unit
Name | Full name of the measure unit