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Units of Measure

Manage units of measure in Sayl Finance - a starter set is included and you can add your own.

Try it in the live demoFinance → Inventory → Units of Measure

What it is for

A unit of measure is what a quantity is counted in - each, hour, month, kilogram. The abbreviation is what prints next to a number on a document.

How it works

  • A starter set (each, hour, month, kilogram, litre, box and more) is created for you automatically; add your own alongside it.

Step by step

Every screenshot is from the live demo. The highlighted button is the one to click - nothing here is saved in the demo, so you can follow along freely.

  1. 1

    Open Units of Measure

    Finance → Inventory → Units of Measure. The starter units are already listed.

    Units of Measure - Open Units of Measure
  2. 2

    Click New unit

    The button is at the top right (highlighted).

  3. 3

    Name the unit and set its abbreviation

    For example “Licence seat” with the abbreviation “seat”.

    Units of Measure - Name the unit and set its abbreviation
  4. 4

    Save

    Click Add unit (highlighted). It can now be chosen on any item.

Key fields

Abbreviation
What actually prints next to a quantity.