Dimension Calculator

This feature is enabled if the Inventory Module Control option Enable line quantity calculation/update is selected. It gives you access to a dimension calculator on the SO Entry, SO Packing Slip Maintenance, AR Invoice Entry, and IN Transaction Entry forms.

Use the calculator to enter dimension unit quantities, then select Update Line Quantity to update the calculated unit of measure total to the transaction line.

Example - AR Invoice Entry

When you select a dimension controlled item and a location (if applicable) on a transaction line, the Calculate/Update Line Qty button is enabled on the Line Item tab.

Note: The dimension table is pre-populated with all active dimensions for the selected item if the Inventory Module Control option Display all dimensions when entering data is selected.

If the option is not selected, the table is empty and you must select dimensions.

As you enter the unit quantities for each dimension, the calculates the unit of measure quantity using the dimension conversion. Click Cancel to close the form, or click Update Line Quantity to update the total Qty UOM quantity back to the transaction line.

Note: If a selling to stocking unit of measure conversion is specified for the item, and the transaction line uses the selling unit of measure, Greentree Desktop converts the dimension Qty UOM (stocking) total to the equivalent selling unit of measure quantity when the update occurs.

Once the unit of measure quantity is updated to the transaction line, you can view or edit the dimension detail by clicking the Dimensions button on the Line Item form. You can also use the calculator to recalculate the line quantity (as long as you can edit the line quantity based on standard transaction processing).

If the item is both serial/lot controlled and dimension controlled, the calculator may still be used, but a serial/lot number must be entered before the dimensions being populated to the table (if the Inventory Module Control option Display all dimensions when entering data is selected). When you click the Update Line Quantity button, both dimension details and serial/lot details are retained for the transaction line, based on what was entered into the calculator.