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Introduction
Sometimes you create / add an item to your venue and discover later that it's the wrong size, or wrong unit of measurement.
Before catching the error, you may have inventoried the item a few times, received it on an invoice, etc.
Common mistakes include:
Putting the correct quantity, but wrong unit of measurement. For example, putting 1000L instead of 1000ml, 12ml instead of 12oz, 1.14ml instead of 1.14L or 1140ml.
Using "unit" or "each" as the unit of measurement on a weight or volume based item. You won't be able to count partial units or map recipes / batches easily.
To learn more about the different units of measurement, see:
The good new is that you can fix this mistake easily, and all of your data in unlocked inventories periods (inventories, invoices, etc) will update.
Editing the Item’s Measurements
In this example we’ll change the measurement of an item from 1 unit to 750ml.
WISK Web Portal
To edit an item’s measurement:
On the Item’s page, place your cursor over the item and click the Pencil icon
Click the pencil icon beside “Measurement”
Click into the “Quantity” field and adjust the value if needed. In this example we'll set it to 750.
Click the “Unit of measurement” drop-down menu and select from the list. You can select from volume and weight measurements, along with “units” for whole items
You can add an alias (the name by which the Quantity + Item Measurement is displayed in the UI. For example, can, pack, bottle, etc.), then click “Save”
Note: If the new measurement is a lot smaller or larger than the previous measurement, it will ask you to confirm the change. This is to prevent any mistakes, for example if 750L was put instead of 750ml.
A message displays saying this change will update the item in all inventories, invoices, and other movements in the unlocked inventory period. The item will not be changed in locked inventories. Click “OK” on the confirmation screen
The item’s unit of measurement updates
Mobile App
On the “Items” screen, swipe the item to the left
Tap “Edit”
Tap the “Item Measurement”
A pop-up window opens. Tap the “Quantity” field and adjust the value if needed
Tap the “Item Measurement” field
Select the unit of measurement from the list. You can select from volume and weight measurements, along with “units” for items that can’t be measured
Add in an alias and case size if needed, then tap “Done"
The new item measurement displays. Tap “Save”
Note: If the new measurement is a lot smaller or larger than the previous measurement, it will ask you to confirm the change. This is to prevent any mistakes, for example if 750L was put instead of 750ml.
The new unit of measurement is saved
Large Change Validation
To help prevent mistakes when changing the item's measurement, if the system detects a large change it will ask you to confirm it.
If you enter a value that is much larger than the existing measurement, it displays the following:
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Mobile
If you enter a value that is much smaller than the existing measurement, it displays the following:
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Mobile
Changing to "1 Unit" Validation
If you change an item's measurement to "1 unit" you will need to confirm this action.
For items that have a clear weight or volume, you should not use the "Unit" type of measurement.
If you use "Unit" instead of a weight or volume measurement, this will cause issues when trying to add recipes to items on the POS Items page. For example, if you have a liquor bottle with an item measurement of "1 unit", you won't be able to add partial amounts of that item to a recipe.
The "Unit" measurement type should only be used if there is no other way of measuring the item available.
For more information, see:
Item Measurement Updated
After the item measurement is updated, the new measurement applies to all inventories, invoices, and other movements in the unlocked inventory period.
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After
Note: While the changes are applied, some parts of the item are locked from other changes. This can take a few minutes to complete. This includes the case size, item measurement, and being able to change the default item variation.
