Transportation Manager supports various units of measure (UOM) and currencies. This functionality can address situations where operations are spread out over different geographical areas where different units of measure (UOM) and currencies are used.
The default UOM and/or currency in the User Profile will be established as default values when the user creates entities using any of these functions:
In the paragraphs below, "convertible" values refer to the following shipping attributes:
In most cases, "convertible" values for setup entities (for example, see the previous list) will be presented in the UOM and currency of the applicable entity. This applies to values presented on lists as well as property pages. In some cases, values for setup entities will be unconditionally presented in the base system UOM and currency. Exceptions are noted in the applicable help pages.
For transaction entities, "convertible" values on lists and property pages will be presented in the user's UOM and currency except in cases where the function can be used to edit a "convertible" value.
For the functions that allow used to maintain shipments and NOFs, "convertible" values will be presented in the UOM and currency of the transaction which will default from the customer profile when the transaction is created.
"Convertible" values for other transactional entities (for example, loads, stops, trips, and shipment legs) will be presented in the user's UOM and Currency. While the UOM and Currency will be presented in the user's UOM, all data for these entities will be stored in the base UOM.
Users can select the desired UOM and currency for "convertible" values when using Rate Calculator.
Tenders, Carrier Bills of Lading, Master Bills of Lading and Manifests will be presented in the carrier's UOM and currency, while Customer Bills of Lading will be in the customer's UOM and currency.
"Convertible" values will be available for presentation on rating results pages in user's UOM, base system UOM and tariff UOM.
Financial transactions (vouchers, invoices, freight bills) will be maintained and presented in the payment current for the applicable tariff.
Transportation Manager will not allow a mixture of imperial and metric UOM to be assigned to any given entity.
Note: "Users" in this topic refer to users of the "Employee" Type only. When a user of a Carrier Type or Customer Type logs in, the UOM and Currency of the applicable Carrier or Customer Entity will supersede the User's UOM and Currency.