Units of Measure

Oracle Transportation and Global Trade Management stores all amounts in two units of measure: the actual unit of measure and a storage default unit of measure. The storage default amount is stored in the database “BASE” columns and is used to support querying amounts (i.e. Shipment Total Weight) which have different actual units of measure. The storage default is designated by an indicator on the unit of measure for each unit of measure type (weight, volume, distance, etc.). The default for storage default uses U.S. standard units of measure.

In most cases, the unit of measure displayed on the user interface is controlled by a user preference. If a user does not have a user preference defined, the unit of measure is controlled by the Display Default indicator on the unit of measure for each unit of measure type. The default for Display Default uses U.S. standard units of measure.

The Display Default and Storage Default settings can be modified by running an action on the corresponding unit of measure. In addition, new units of measure and corresponding conversions can be created. The Unit of Measure page is located at Configuration and Administration > Power Data > General > Unit of Measure. This page is only available when you are logged in as DBA.ADMIN. For more information, see the help topic “Unit of Measure”.