Inventory Unit of Measure Properties Tab

Use the Properties tab to model the units used to measure capacity in UIM.

Field	Use
Name	Enter the name of the unit.
Display Unit Value	Enter the text to be displayed in menus and lists for this unit of measure. This is usually a shortened version of the name.
Type of Measurement	Specify the measurement type to which this unit of measure belongs. You specify this property by selecting or creating a measurement type.
Conversion Description	Enter a description of the conversion required to convert this unit of measure to the base unit of measure.
Conversion Factor	A multiplier used to convert a unit of measure to another unit of measure. For example, for a Mbps unit of measure, you could enter 1000000 as the conversion factor to bps. Note: Use a conversion factor that converts to the same base unit of measure for all units of measure for any given measurement type.
Description	Enter a description of this unit of measure.