Units

Base quantities

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1. Click on the CREATE button to call up the corresponding dialog box.
2. Enter an Identificator in the input field “ID”.

3. Enter names for the different locales.
   1. Click on the   button in the “Name” field. Then you will be directed to another slider that features individual input fields for the different locales.
   2. Enter the localized names in the respective input fields.
   3. Click on the  BACK button to get back to the previous slider.

4. Possibly specify a user right:
   1. Click on the button in the “User right” field.A slider showing the user right directory is shown.
   2. Choose the right from the rights directory. Possibly use the text search to filter the list of rights by a search term.
   3. Click on the right to select it.The previous slider is shown again.

• In order to finish the process, click on the SAVE button. A success message is shown.
• In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Edit base quantities

In order to edit a base quantity, proceed as follows:

1. Select the base quantity as described above.
2. Click on the MANAGE button to call up the corresponding dialog box.
3. Make the desired changes:
   • Possibly change the multilingual names. To do so, click on the button in the “Name” field. Then you will be directed to another slider where the multilingual names are listed in individual input fields. Make the desired changes and click on the  BACK button to get back to the previous slider.
   • Possibly remove a currently assigned user right. To do so, click on the button which is displayed next to the name of the user right.
   • Possibly assign a new user right. To do so, click on the button in the “User right” field. Then you will be directed to another slider that shows the user rights directory. Select the new user right from the user rights directory by clicking on it. Afterwards, you will be directed to the previous slider.

• In order to save your changes, click on the SAVE button. A success message is shown.
• In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Delete base quantities

In order to delete a base quantity, proceed as follows:

1. Select the base quantity as described above.
2. Click on the button. The  CLICK TO CONFIRM button is shown.
3. Click on the  CLICK TO CONFIRM button to confirm the deletion. A success message is shown and the base quantity vanishes from the list of base quantities.

Units and conversions

4. Enter an Identificator in the input field “ID”.
5. Enter names for the different locales.
   1. Click on the   button in the “Name” field. Then you will be directed to another slider that features individual input fields for the different locales.
   2. Enter the localized names in the respective input fields.
   3. Click on the  BACK button to get back to the previous slider.

Edit units

In order to edit a unit, proceed as follows:

1. Select the corresponding base quantity as described above.
2. Go to the “UOM values” tab. Here, the table lists all the units which exist for the selected based quantity.
3. In the table row of the respective unit, click on the button to expand the multiple language planes.
4. Double-click in the table cell you want to edit.
5. Make the desired changes.
6. Leave the table cell.
7. Possibly make further changes to other table cells.

• In order to save your changes, click on the SAVE button. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear.
• In order to dismiss your changes, click on the RESET button.

Delete units

In order to delete a unit, proceed as follows:

1. Select the corresponding base quantity as described above.
2. Go to the “UOM values” tab. Here, the table lists all the units which exist for the selected based quantity.
3. In the table, tick the unit you want to delete. You can also tick multiple units.
4. Click on the DELETE button in the footer.
   The CLICK TO CONFIRM button is shown.
5. Click on the CLICK TO CONFIRM button to confirm the Deleting.
   A success message is shown.

Instead of using the DELETE button, you can also use the "Delete" icon () icon in the respective table row to delete resp. remove individual entries.

4. Select a source unit from the “From” menu.
5. Select a target unit from the “To” menu.
6. Enter a conversion factor in the input field “Factor”.
7. Possibly enter a conversion constant in the input field “Constant”.

• In order to finish the process, click on the SAVE button. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear and the new conversion as well as the corresponding back conversion will be listed in the table of the “Conversion” card.
• In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Particular conversions such as the conversion between the temperature scales “Celsius” and “Fahrenheit” not only require a conversion factor but also a constant.

Edit conversions

In order to edit a conversion, proceed as follows:

1. Select the corresponding base quantity as described above.
2. Go to the “Conversions” tab. Here the table lists all the units which exist for the selected based quantity.
3. Make the desired changes:
   • In order to enter a factor of a conversion, double-click in the respective table cell and make the desired changes.
   • In order to enter a constant of a conversion, double-click in the respective table cell and make the desired changes.
4. After you have made your changes, leave the table cell.

• In order to save your changes, click on the SAVE button. A success message is shown.
• In order to cancel the process, click on the CANCEL button.

Delete conversions

In order to delete a conversion, proceed as follows:

1. Select the corresponding base quantity as described above.
2. Go to the “Conversions” tab. Here the table lists all the conversions which exist for the selected based quantity.
3. Tick the conversion you want to remove. You can also tick multple conversions.
4. Click on the DELETE button in the footer. Following this, the CLICK TO CONFIRM button appears.
5. Click on the CLICK TO CONFIRM button to confirm the deleting of the selected unit. If the process was successful, a corresponding message will appear.

Instead of using the DELETE button, you can also use the "Delete" icon () icon in the respective table row to delete resp. remove individual entries.

FAQ

What can I do in the “Units” section?

In the “Units” section, users can create, manage and delete the base quantities used within the iPIM system, such as size, weight or volume. In doing so, they can assign the respective units of measurement to the base quantities and determine conversion factors between the units of measurement of a base quantity.

Why can I assign a user right to a base quantity?

The “User right” field lets you select a right from the rights directory and assign it to the base quantity. This allows you to determine which users can access the respective base quantity.

Why do some conversions require a constant in addition to the factor?

For particular conversions, such as the conversion between the temperature scales “Celsius” and “Fahrenheit”, a conversion factor alone is not sufficient to calculate the value correctly. In such cases, a conversion constant is additionally required, which can be entered in the “Constant” field.