SIMULATION: Create a Unit of Conversion for Boxes in Microsoft Dynamics 365

Create a Unit of Conversion for Boxes

Question

SIMULATION - You are a functional consultant for Contoso Entertainment System USA (USMF)

The pallets used by USMF can contain 12 boxes.

You need to create a unit of conversion for the boxes.

To complete this task, sign in to the Dynamics 365 portal.

Explanations

See explanation below.

You need to create a unit of measure for the pallet and another unit of measure for the box (if they don't already exist).Then you create a unit conversion.

Create a unit of measure for pallet and box: 1

Go to Navigation pane > Modules > Product information management > Released product maintenance.

2

Click Units.

3

Click New.

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In the Unit field, type a value.

Enter the ID or symbol to use when referring to the unit of measure.

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In the Description field, type a value such as Pallet.

Enter a descriptive name for the unit of measure in the system language.

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In the Unit class field, select Quantity 7

In the Decimal precision field, enter a number.

Specify the number of decimals that the converted unit of measure must be rounded to when a calculation is completed for the unit of measure.

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Click Save.

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Repeat the above steps for Box.

Define unit conversion rules - 1

On the Action Pane, click Unit conversions.

Define rules for converting the unit of measure to and from other units of measure in the selected unit class.

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Click New to open the drop dialog.

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In the Factor field, enter 12

Conversion factor between the From unit (Pallet) and the To unit (Box)

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In the To unit field, select Box.

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In the Rounding field, select To nearest.

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Click OK.

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Close the page.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/supply-chain/pim/tasks/manage-unit-measure

As an AI language model, I do not have access to the Dynamics 365 portal, but I can provide you with general steps to create a unit of conversion for the boxes in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.

  1. Navigate to the "Product information management" module in Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.
  2. Select the "Units of measure" tile and click "New" to create a new unit of measure.
  3. In the "Unit symbol" field, enter "BOX" or any other abbreviation that you prefer.
  4. In the "Description" field, enter a description for the unit, such as "Box of 12 pallets."
  5. In the "Conversion" field group, select the "Base unit of measure" as "PALLET" and enter the conversion factor as 12. This means that 1 BOX is equal to 12 PALLETs.
  6. Save and close the unit of measure form.

After creating the unit of conversion, you can use it in the product setup or other areas where unit of measure conversions are required.