Unit Fields Based on Inventory Items

When you create a new unit table from an existing inventory item in Units Settings in the desktop application, certain data is carried over to the unit table.

For example, inventory 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 in Settings > Units.

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