Unit 5 – Masters 93

and Pieces. For this purpose the shopkeeper creates a Unit Conversion master with Main unit as Box and Sub unit as Piece and specifies conversion factor between them as 50. By creating a Unit Conversion master between Box and Pieces, shopkeeper can now use both units with the item and can sell / purchase item in either of the units.

To create a Unit Conversion master, click Administration à Masters à Unit Conversion à Add option. On clicking the Add option, a Unit Conversion Master – Add window appears. Given here is a screenshot of Unit Conversion Master – Add window.

Figure 5.13 Unit Conversion Master – Add

In the Unit Conversion Master – Add window, there are various data fields. The data fields are:

Main Unit

Select unit which is to be treated as Main unit in the Unit Conversion master you are creating.

Sub Unit

Select unit which is to be treated as Sub unit in the Unit Conversion master you are creating.

Conversion Factor

Enter conversion factor i.e. number of Sub units per Main unit for the Unit Conversion master.

After entering appropriate data in the data fields, click the Save button to save the Unit Conversion master.