Conversion is used to convert from one unit to another like from Pieces to Box, from Pieces to Cartoon etc.
Suppose you purchase items in Box or Cartoons and Want to sell in Pieces or in Box/ cartoon or transfer the items into different units you want. This Conversion option will help you do that.
Let's say you want to purchase 20-20 BTR BISCUIT 45G in Box and sell it in Pieces or Box when ever you want. To do that we need to do the following steps:
Step1: In case of the Direct Purchase Entry, open the Purchase Entry Screen and load the desired item, here it is 20-20 BTR BISCUIT 45G. Then input the relevant details like Qty, Purchase Rate, MRP & Selling.
Step2: Select the Item and press Atl + Shift + F12 [ConvQty] buttons together.
(Note: Key settings may vary from user to user, you can click on the blank button just beside F1 Key to change the key combinations to find the desired key)
Step3: Select the BOX option from the Conversion List.
Step4: Follow the instructions and press Space Bar to get the Blue coloured Tick ✔ sign in the box.
Step5: Take the same item (20-20 BTR BISCUIT 45G) again and fill up all the necessary details.
Step6: Press Alt + Shift + F12 [ConvQty] buttons together to bring up the Conversion List & select CARTOON option from the conversion list LOV.
Step6: Follow the instructions and press Space Bar to get the Blue coloured Tick ✔ sign in the box.
You can notice that after selecting the CARTOON from the Conversion List, UOM:CARTOON[100] appeared under the item description. Along with that, the Purchase Rate and the Net Amount got changed.
Previous Purchase Rate = 20
New Purchase Rate = 200 [20x100]
Step7: Click on F6 [Save] to save the Purchase Entry.
Step8: Click on Yes to finalize the process.
Step9: Click on OK to complete the Purchase Entry.