Units of Measure

Commitments can be entered as lump sum quantities or as unit costs. In order to enter commitment items as unitized costs, the units of measure in the Cost module must first be defined.

These units of measure configurations affect the Planning module as well. When creating project scenarios, category assumptions can be entered using a number of metrics that include lump sum (LS), unitized cost (UC), square feet (SQ) and formula (F).

If these settings are not already defined, follow the steps below to define Cost Units of Measure.

  1. Click Setup.
  2. In the Administration Tools section, click Cost.
  3. Click Units of Measure.

    4. If these settings are already defined, a list of available units of measure (UOM) displays. Otherwise, continue to step four to define the UOM.

  4. Click Use Defaults to use a default list.

    5. —Or—

    Enter each individual UOM abbreviation and description per line.

  5. Click Save.