Measurement Types

In master data libraries units of measure, there are two sections. The sections are Units of measure, and Measurement types. Using any two Units of measure that share the same Measurement type (such as area), you are able to do a measurement type conversion in the ACS.

If you have a cost item with a different unit of measure assigned to an account code, but with the same measurement type, that cost item can contribute to the same account code.

You can have a cost item with a measurement type of acre contribute its values to its assigned account code if the account code has a measurement type of square foot. This is Because acre and square foot are both a measurement type of Area.

The column Primary to Primary lets you choose the cost item that contributes quantities of the account code.

The items without a check mark, such as Cubic Yards, have a measurement type that is not considered an area, so you cannot select Primary to Primary for Cubic Yards, Ton, and Each.