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Need to understand UoM conversions in oracle e business suite

Hi,

I am not clearly understanding the difference between Inter and Intra UoM converaions. I have read oracle doc and some brief examples but still nto very clear. Can someone please explain this in more details.

Thanks
Minzee

Geert G

what oracle doc are you referring to ?

i haven't counted the oracle docs, yet, but i'm guessing there are over a million

David Johnson, CD

You can define:
a conversion common to any item (Standard)
a conversion for a specific item within a unit of measure class (Intra-class)
a conversion for a specific item between unit of measure classes (Inter-class)

Examples
standard
1 Dozen = 12 EA
1 Mn = 60 SECONDS

Item-specific Intra-class Conversions
1 CASE= 24 EA
1 CASE = 10 EA

Item-specific Inter-class Conversions
1.35 Millimeter = 1 GRAM
1 Millimeter = 1 Gram

https://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/163325/differentiate-between-intra-inter-uom-class-conversion-with-examples.html

meenu rawat

ASKER

Hi David,

Thanks for coming back. This is one of the explanation I saw earlier but was still confused with:
Item-specific Inter-class Conversions
1.35 Millimeter = 1 GRAM
1 Millimeter = 1 Gram

Is there any other better way to explain.

Thanks

Mark Geerlings

Or, can you describe the specific business problem(s) you are trying to solve with these conversions? Is it something like: "we order a material in liters, but we need to use it by the gram or ounce"?

meenu rawat

ASKER

There is no business problem. Its only me trying to understand the difference. I am new to subject and wanting more clarity.

David Johnson, CD

inter-class is from 1 unit of measurement to another unit of measurement

1KM = 5/8 Miles

meenu rawat

ASKER

Ok.to clarify. when its intra class ,its item specific but we define one unit of measure say 1 dz = 10 qty.
But in case of intra its again item specific but from one unit to another say 1 km= 500 miles

Mark Geerlings

"inter" and "intra" are Latin words (or prefixes) that are used in English (and in E-Business Suite) with these meanings:
inter - between (different groups or things)
intra - within (a single group or organization)

For example:
inter-scholastic competition involves two different schools
intramural competition involves two different groups or classes of students that are all part of just one school

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meenu rawat

ASKER

Thanks everyone for your quick response ..it make sense now...all clear on my head....
just checked and in oracle language below stands as right way:

(Intra)
1 CASE = 12 Units
(inter)
1 OZ = 9 Grams

meenu rawat

ASKER

thnaks for your help..all clear to me.