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Products can be expressed in multiple units of measure at once. +Units of measure specify the unit used to handle a product. In Odoo, you +have the possibility to specify the unit of measure in which you manage +your stock and the one which is used when purchasing the product to your +supplier. -Activate this option if you are working with several ones in your -warehouse. - -The purchase unit of measure might be different that the one you use in -your warehouse. - -The selling unit of measure is set on the sale order and can be -different. - -.. image:: media/usage01.png +.. image:: media/usage_01.png :align: center -.. note:: - The conversion between the different units of measures is done - automatically. The only condition is that all the units have to be in - the same category (Unit, Weight, Volume, Length,...) +The *conversion* between the different units of measure is done +automatically. The only condition is that all the units have to be in +the *same category* (Unit, Weight, Volume, Length,...) + +For example, if I have the following reordering rule for the egg and I +run the scheduler, the quantity added in the automatically generated +purchase order will be in dozens but what will enter the stock will be +units. + +.. image:: media/usage_02.png + :align: center + +.. image:: media/usage_03.png + :align: center + +.. image:: media/usage_04.png + :align: center Packages ======== The package is the physical container in which you put one or several -product. +products from a picking. For example, when you deliver a product, you +can decide to separate the quantity into two different packages. It then +allows you to have a report with the quantity of products for each +package. -.. image:: media/usage02.png +.. image:: media/usage_05.png + :align: center + +.. image:: media/usage_06.png :align: center Packaging ========= -Packaging is the physical container that protects your product. +The packaging is the physical container that protects your product. If +you are selling computers, the packaging contains the computer with the +notice and the power plug. -If you are selling computers, the packaging contains the computer with -the notice and the power plug. +In Odoo, packagings are used for indicative purposes on sale orders. +They can be specified on the product form, in the inventory tab. -In Odoo, packagings are just used for indicative purpose. +.. image:: media/usage_07.png + :align: center -.. image:: media/usage03.png +.. image:: media/usage_08.png :align: center .. note:: - You can define on the **Packages** which **Packaging** it uses. But it is - only for indicative purpose. - -When to use packages, packagings or unit of measures ? -======================================================= - -For example, you are sellings eggs. In your warehouse, you manage the -eggs individually. Lots of eggs are scrapped and you do it egg by egg. -The **unit of measure** is ``Unit(s)``. - -If you are selling eggs by the dozen, the selling **unit of measure** is -the ``Dozen``. You will set it on your sale order. - -The ``cardboard trays`` that contains the dozen of eggs is the **packaging**. - -When you are selling several trays, you might wrap all the trays into a -``box`` or in a ``plastic`` wrapping. It is the **package**. - -.. seealso:: - * :doc:`uom` + Another useful use of the packaging is for product reception. By + scanning the barcode of the packaging, Odoo adds the number of units + contained in the packing on the picking. \ No newline at end of file