Localization: Changes to the Units of Measure Form

In previous versions of MYOB Acumatica, the system had limited abilities to localize the units of measure (UOMs) defined on the Units of Measure (CS203100) form. This caused inconveniences for users who needed reports with UOMs in a language different from the default locale.

In MYOB Acumatica 2025.1, the previous Units of Measure (CS203100) form has been replaced with the new Units of Measure (CS203500) form.

UOM Entry on the New Form

Units of Measure (CS203500) is a standard maintenance form for entering and accessing UOM records. As with other forms for entering records, it has a corresponding list of records that can be used as a starting point. The Units of Measure (CS3035PL) list of records (shown in the following screenshot) opens by default when agit status user clicks the Units of Measure link in the Configuration workspace or a list of search results.

Figure 1. The Units of Measure (CS2035PL) list of records

A user can add a new UOM by clicking New Record on the form toolbar. The system opens the Units of Measure (CS203500) maintenance form, where UOMs can be entered and maintained. To enter a UOM record, the user specifies the identifier of the UOM in the Unit ID box (see Item 1 in the following screenshot) and the localizable value for reports in the Description for Reports box, which supports multilanguage user input (Item 2). The UOM length in the Description for Reports box is limited to six characters.

If multilanguage user input has been configured, the system displays a link with a language ISO code next to the Description for Reports box. The user can click this link to open the Translations dialog box and add localized values in different languages. For more details on configuring multilanguage input and adding localized values, see Managing Locales and Languages.

In the table (Item 3), the user can add rules to convert this UOM into other UOMs.

Figure 2. The Units of Measure (CS203500) maintenance form

Upgrade Notes

After the upgrade to MYOB Acumatica 2025.1, if any conversion rule had the same UOM in the From Unit and To Unit columns on the old Units of Measure (CS203100) form, this UOM will be added to the new Units of Measure (CS203500) form as a separate record. The unit ID of the UOM will be copied to the Description for Reports box. Conversion rules with different UOMs in the From Unit and To Unit columns will be added to the conversion table of the UOM specified in the From Unit column.

The UOM functionality on the Non-Stock Items (IN202000), Stock Items (IN202500), and Item Classes (IN201000) forms remains unchanged.

The database tables related to the old Units of Measure (CS203100) form will remain in the application database to support the web service endpoints of the previous versions. The endpoints for the 2025.1 version will use the database tables of the new Units of Measure (CS203500) form.