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Adding UOM Categories

You can add a new unit of measure (UOM) category for the enterprise in Application settings. You will need to do this if you want to add a unit of measure that does not fall into an existing category.
When you create a category, you will assign it a base unit of measure. APM uses the category’s base UOM when filtering and sorting data in tables. If data in a table uses different UOMs in the same category, APM converts the data to the base UOM (in the background) to determine the correct filtering or sorting sequence. However, the data in the table is displayed in its original units of measure.
Note: A new UOM category is not available for use until you exit APM and restart it. For APM Remote, the synchronization and remote server instances must be restarted before new UOMs and categories are available.
To add a UOM to an existing category, see Adding Units of Measure.

To Add a UOM Category

1.
From the Enterprise window, click the Administration menu and then Application Settings. The Application Settings dialog appears.
2.
Select the Units of Measure tab.
3.
Click New. The Unit of Measure Category dialog appears.
4.
Provide values for the following settings:
Setting Name
Description
Category name
The display name of the UOM category.
Category ID
The unique ID of the UOM category.
Base unit of measure
APM uses the category’s base UOM when filtering and sorting data in tables. If data in a table uses different UOMs in the same category, APM converts the data to the base UOM (in the background) to determine the correct filtering or sorting sequence. However, the data in the table is displayed in its original units of measure.
5.
You can now create UOMs for the category by clicking New. For more information, see Adding Units of Measure.
6.
You can also create conversion factors for UOMs in this category. For information about creating conversion factors, see Adding Units of Measure.
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When you are finished, click OK to close the Unit of Measure Category dialog.