Multiple units of measure (UoM) inventory 8.8

[Former Member]

Anybody have any documentation on the multiple units of measure feature in 8.8. I have done the delta training but I can't see it in the current version I have installed (PL09).

Do I have to update to PL10 to get this feature? Does it not exist anymore? Or am I missing something?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

[Former Member]

Thank you for trying to help but unfortunately you are all not exactly correct on this...

I spoke to SAP and the functionality described in the 8.8 Delta video using strawberries as an example is misleading.

The new feature allows you to change Items Per Purchase Unit / Items Per Sales Unit on the document dynamically even if there are transactions to the item.

2007 and below locked the items per purchase / items per sales unit after a single transaction.

So the setup for this is NOT in the item master data it is a field called Items Per Unit in the marketing documents. The items per unit becomes the default but you can modify it for each document dynamically.

I made a simple dropdown list UDF and an FMS that allowed me to select different lengths and whatnot. And the FMS would input the correct conversion rate into the Items Per Unit field.

So for a purchasing (in this case a purchase order) example we store this particular unit in metric tonnes but we occasionally buy it in 25kg bags / 2200kg totes, etc. For the 25kg bags each bag would be 0.025 metric tonnes (mt). So when the dropdown says 25kg bag, the FMS inputs 0.025 in the items per unit field. Then when we say 100 bags, it would put them into inventory at 100 (qty) * 0.025 (items per unit) = 2.5 mt. In this case we inventory the item in metric tonnes and sell it in metric tonnes so it's a simple example only on the purchase side.

The only caveat to this is that the price doesn't dynamically change with the items per unit, but you could either make an FMS for that as well, or simply type it in manually.

This is for 8.8 ONLY not 2007.

There is no real documentation or training on this currently but I have confirmed this with SAP and used it in the system.

Hope this helps,

Mike

Edited by: Mike Taylor on May 6, 2010 5:58 PM

[former_member196081]

I gave you the same answer but u could not understand my dear.

[former_member196081]

First defineSale, Purchase, Inventory UoMs in Item master also Item per unit in Sales and purchase tab. Now go to Purchase or sales document and open form setting ,Select inventory UoM Field and activate it.Now you can see dropdown yes/ no.If You want use Inventroy UoM then select Yes from drop down else select No.

Regards,

Deepak Tyagi

[former_member206488]

Dear,

Check the 8.8 documentation at below link:

https://websmp207.sap-ag.de/smb/sbo/documentation

or

https://websmp206.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_FRAME=OBJECT&_HIER_KEY=701100035871000549912&_SCENARIO=011...;

ya sap 8.8 has the functionality to handle multiple UOM.

Thanks,

Neetu

[Former Member]

Hey Neetu,

I have looked through these pages and still don't see any multiple UoM instructions.

Can you tell me specifically which documents have the details?

The only place I can see anything relating to it is the 8.8 Delta where the strawberry example is used. I am using PL09 and I don't see any dropdown indicator for the UoM as shown in the video.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi Mike,

There is no multiple UoM instructions in any document. But you can do it in 8.8 and for this you have to set different SALE, Purchase, Inventory UoMs in Item master also Item per unit in Sales and purchase tab. Then go to marketing document and open form setting you can see inventory UoM and activate it you can see dropdown yes no.

Regards,

Sachin