Rounding Rules in Manufacturing

Numerous transactions in PeopleSoft Inventory, PeopleSoft Purchasing, and PeopleSoft Manufacturing involve converting item quantities from one unit of measure (UOM) to another. You can ensure consistency when stocking and manufacturing item quantities by establishing whole number validation rules. Whole number validation consists of two components:

Field or Control	Description
Quantity precision	Specifies whether item quantities for a given UOM are expressed as whole numbers or as decimals.
Rounding	Determines how fractional values are rounded so that calculations result in whole numbers.