RSUOM and "Complex" conversion

[Former Member]

Hello all,

It seems I found a limitation of the unit conversion using RSUOM. I hope I'm wrong but didn't find the answer after some search here.

In RSUOM, I can :

- Use reference InfoObject to convert UNITS in KG for example. (if KG is available in the alternative units)

- Use T006 to convert KG in TONS.

Now to convert from UNITS to TONS, BW should convert from UNITS to KG (using reference infoobject method) and then KG to TONS (using T006)

It doesn't work in my system, it seems RSUOM can't combine the 2 methods.

Actual case :

- A material quantity in unit PAC

- A conversion in grams defined in alternative units

==> I can convert the entry in gram in the query designer

==> I can't convert the entry in KG (expected target unit)

Did you encounter this issue ? And did you solve it ?

Alternative units :

Report in base unit of measure (PAC)

Report converted in grams : OK

Report converted in kilograms : KO

Thank you.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Anthony,

You need to maintain the conversion rates for PAC to KG in the reference infoobject. You should be able to derive this in the transformation routine that loads to the reference infoobject (using PAC to grams conversion factor).

Thanks

Francis

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Francis, yes that's the workaround I thought about, and I will go this way.

Easy to code in the flow : when I import a conversion in g, create an additional line with a conversion in KG

But it's really a workaround because the converter doesn't work as expected.

- It creates useless lines in the DSO

- My code will be limited. If tomorrow a conversion comes in Tons or if our English users want a conversion in Pounds ... I can't manage all the cases.

Thanks for you answer !