Conversion of Units of Measure for Potent Units

When you define a unit of measure as a potent unit of measure, and the system creates commitments, the system converts the quantity to the primary unit of measure. For example, assume that the component unit of measure is GP (potent gallons), and the standard potency is 70 percent. Also assume that the parts list requires 500 GP. However, only the equivalent of 470 potent gallons is available. The demand for the remaining 30 potent gallons is committed from the primary location in the primary unit of measure (30 GP/.7 = 43 GA).

This table illustrates the example:

Level	Location	Potency	On Hand	Potent Units	Commit at 70 percent potency
Primary	..	N/A	0	0	43
Secondary	9406220000	80 percent	50	40	50
Secondary	9406230000	90 percent	300	270	300
Secondary	9406240000	40 percent	400	160	400

The potency associated with the item in the Lot Master table (F4108) is for conversion purposes only.

A lot that consists of 100 potent units with a potency of 75 percent is the equivalent of 133.3333... physical gallons (100/.75). Companies that store inventory in potent units must know the physical size of the inventory.

Important: The system displays a warning message when it changes the standard value for grade or potency on the branch/plant record. Commitments can be brought out of balance if the primary unit of measure for an item is not potent and commitments in a potent unit of measure exist from a sales order or work order. Conversion errors work in both directions. That is, commitments can be out-of-balance by either the potent or the primary unit of measure. You can correct this imbalance by running a repost for the sales order and work order. You should run sales order reports and repost the sales order after you repost the work order.

To create commitments for potent units, you must set up the correct unit of measure conversions. You set up a unit of measure conversion for potent units so that the system can:

Convert potent units of measure to physical units of measure
Convert physical units of measure to potent units of measure

The conversion for potent units is always 1 potent unit = 1 physical unit. For example, 1 LP = 1 LT and 1 GP = 1 GA.