Field Descriptions

New Unit of Measure Window

The following table describes the fields that are available in the New Unit of Measure window:


Field	Description
ID	The unique ID for the unit of measurement. For example, $/day.
Default Caption	The label for the UOM. This is the label you will use to create record for a family if the datasheet contains the UOM field. For example, Dollar per Day.
Description	A brief description of the unit of measure.
Category	The category that defines the unit of measure. For example, a unit of measure as $/day can be of a category Cost.

New Conversion Window

The following table describes the fields that are available in the New Conversion window:


Field	Description
Destination Unit of Measure (UOM)	The unit of measure that will serve as the destination of the conversion (that is the To Value).
Base	The value that should be added to the From Value before the Numerator and Denominator are applied. To specify that a value should be subtracted from the From Value, type a negative number. A Base value of 0 (zero) indicates the From Value will not be modified before the Numerator or Denominator are applied. For example, the equation to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius is C = (F - 32) / 1.8, where 32 is subtracted from the From Value before it is divided by 1.8. In this case, the Base would be -32.
Numerator	The fraction by which the From Value must be multiplied to arrive at the To Value. For example, the equation to convert Centimeters to Inches is cm = in x 2.54. In this case, the Numerator would be 2.54 and the Denominator would be 1.
Denominator	The fraction by which the From Value must be multiplied to arrive at the To Value. For example, The equation to convert Inches to Centimeters is in = cm / 2.54. In this case, the Denominator would be 2.54 and the Numerator would be 1. Alternatively, you could set the Numerator to 0.39 and the Denominator to 1.
Offset	The value that should be added to the From Value after the Numerator and Denominator are applied. To specify that a value should be subtracted from the From Value, type a negative number. An Offset value of 0 (zero) indicates the From Value will not be modified further after the Numerator or Denominator are applied. For example, the equation to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius is F = C ? 1.8 + 32, where 32 is added after the From Value is multiplied by 1.8. In this case, the Offset would be 32.

New Conversion Set Window

The following table describes the fields that are available in the New Conversion Set window:


Field	Description
Conversion Set ID	The unique ID of the conversion set.
Description	A brief description of the conversion set. It is an optional field.

New Set Content Window

The following table describes the fields that are available in the New Set Content window:


Field	Description
From	The UOM that defines the stored values. The available UOMs are those for which the conversions are defined but not selected in the conversion set.
To	The UOM to which values stored in the From UOM will be converted for display. The available options are limited to the UOMs that are defined for the From UOMs. For example, if you have defined conversions for Inches to Feet and Inches to Centimeters, when you select Inches in the From column, the To column will list Feet and Centimeters.

Add New Unit Conversion Window

The following table describes the fields that are available in the Add New Unit Conversion window:


Field	Description
Default	Indicates whether the units of measure is set as default. You cannot modify this field. However, you can set a units of measure conversions as default in the Units of Measure Conversions page.
From Unit Aliases	Defines the different unit names for the units of measure for which you want to convert the value. The names are separated by commas (for example, kilometers, kms).
From Unit	Defines the units of measure for which you want to convert the value. For example, if you want to convert the input value from kilometers to miles, kilometers is the From unit of measure. Note: The value in the From Unit field should be unique for each unit group. You cannot add the same From Unit field value that exists in another unit group. Previously, the letter ‘g’ was used in Pressure to represent standard gravity unit and in Weight to represent gram unit. Now, the letters are differentiated by font: an Arial ‘g’ is used to represent standard gravity unit, and a Calibri ‘g’ is used to represent gram unit.
To Unit Aliases	Defines the different unit names for the units of measure to which the value is converted. The names are separated by commas (for example, miles, mi).
To Unit Display Name	Defines the units of measure to which the value will be converted. For example, if you want to convert the input value from kilometers to miles, miles is the To unit of measure. The selected name appears as a unit label for the converted value. Note: Previously, the letter ‘g’ was used in Pressure to represent standard gravity unit and in Weight to represent gram unit. Now, the letters are differentiated by font: an Arial ‘g’ is used to represent standard gravity unit, and a Calibri ‘g’ is used to represent gram unit.
To System of Measure	Defines the system of measure of the To unit of measure to which the value will be converted.
Expression	Defines the mathematical formula that is used to convert the value.
Precision	Defines the number of digits that should appear after the decimal point of a value based on the following options: None Does not change the converted value. If you do not select a precision value, by default, None is selected. 0 Considers only the digits before the decimal point and omits the digits after the decimal point. For example, if the value is 2.91 and a precision '0’ is selected, 2 is the resultant value. 1 to 10 Indicates the number of digits to be considered after the decimal point, respectively. Based on the specified precision, zeros are added at the end of the converted value to make the number of digits after the decimal point of the converted value match the precision selected. For example, if the value is 2.92 and a precision '4' is selected, then 2.9200 is the resultant value.
Rounding	Defines the type of approximation of a value based on the following options and the specified precision: None Does not change the converted value. If you do not select a rounding value, by default, None is selected. Ceiling Increases the value to the nearest number. For example, if the value is 2.926 and the precision is set to 2, the value will be increased to 2.93. Floor Decreases the value to the nearest number. For example, if the value is 2.926 and the precision is set to 2, the value will be decreased to 2.92.
Description	Describes the units of measure conversion.