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Units: weight in kg on every mat

Mark the Weight attribute as kg, and when to use alternate units.

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Sold by the piece, but you need weight for dispatch and costing?

Tell Trakto the Weight attribute is really kg. Dispatch weighment, costing and per-kg reports then work without anyone typing a weight.

1Weight attribute as kg

  1. Save the item first.
  2. Open it again (Edit Item) → Units of Measurement tab.
  3. Under Variant Attribute Units, set Weight → kg and Save.
Inventory, then Items, then Gym Mat, then Edit Item, then Units of Measurement
  1. 1InventoryIn the left menu.
  2. 2ItemsThe item master.
  3. 3Gym MatClick the saved item.
  4. 4Edit ItemOpens the item form.
  5. 5Units of MeasurementWeight → kg and alternate units are set here.
Weight → kg: a 32-weight mat counts as 32 kg.
1 Weight → kg: a 32-weight mat counts as 32 kg.

2Alternate units

KindWhenExampleAsked?
FixedConversion never changes1 box = 25 pcsNever; converted automatically
Capture at receiptChanges every batchA roll's kgEvery time stock comes in
Important

Don't add a capture-at-receipt kg unit when the Weight attribute already gives the weight, or every production log will ask for "Qty in kg".

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