WindoorERP Documentation 19.0

Configure units of measure and material packaging

1 min read Updated 2026-08-28 WindoorERP 19.0

What this does

Controls how materials are quantified, purchased, stocked, and consumed. It enables automatic conversions between millimetres on fabrication cutting lists, linear metres on purchase orders, square metres on glass sheets, and boxes of hardware accessories.

Before you start

  • Understand unit categories: Length (mm, m), Area (m²), Weight (kg), and Units (pcs, boxes).
  • Conversions can only occur between units within the same category.

Steps

Units and packagings list showing conversion ratios for profile lengths, glass areas and hardware boxes.

Defining a unit of measure with its category and ratio to reference unit.

  1. 01
    Open Inventory › Configuration › Products › Units & Packagings.
  2. 02
    To define a unit, click New, enter the unit name (e.g. 6.5m Profile Bar), and assign its Category (Length / Distance).
  3. 03
    Specify the Ratio relative to the reference unit (e.g. 1 Bar = 6.5 m).
  4. 04
    To configure packages, open Product Packagings to specify standard pack sizes (e.g. Box of 50 Corner Cleats, A-Frame of 20 Glass Packs).
  5. 05
    Save the record.

Common mistakes

  • Placing units in different categories (e.g. attempting to convert Square Metres to Linear Metres directly without a fixed profile width formula).

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