Unit Fields Based on Inventory Items

When you create a new unit table from an existing inventory item, certain data is carried over into the Units hub in the desktop application. For example, item numbers map to unit numbers.

The following table shows how data from the inventory item is mapped to the fields in the new unit table.

The following fields from the General tab of Settings > Purchasing & Inventory > Items Master Map to these fields on the Units form
Item Number Unit Number
Description Unit Name
Purchasing Unit of Measure Singular Label, Plural Label
Reimbursable account from the item’s Category Regular Account
Indirect account from the item’s Category Overhead Account
Map to these fields on the Units Dialog Box
Purchasing Unit of Measure Item
Category Category