In Restaurant365, there are three Measure Types for Units of Measure (U of M):
- Weight (Ounces)
- Volume (Fluid Ounces)
- Each
For each Purchased Item in the system, you will need to identify two units of measure:
- Purchased (Default Purchase U of M)
- Inventoried (Inventory U of M)
Click here to learn more about Units of Measure, and Item Setup.
If the Purchased U of M and Inventoried U of M disagree in their Measure Type (Weight, Volume or Each), then an equivalence must be built so that Restaurant365 can properly identify item costs for recipes, stock counts, etc.
Determine if U of M Equivalence is needed
To determine if a different Measure Type exists between the Purchasing U of M and Inventory U of M, review the Purchasing tab and Inventory Cost tab to identify the U of M's on the item (for Recipes, you would review the Recipe tab).
- Note: Measure Types are the same (Weight = Weight, Volume = Volume, Each = Each).
Scenario 1:
For items where the Inventory Measure Type and Purchase Measure Type are the same, no equivalence is required. The U of M Equivalence tab would not need to be updated. See the example screenshots below.
- Note: the Purchase U of M appears in the U of M Equivalence tab in it's respective section (in this example, Case - 4/5 LB is a Weight U of M, therefore it appears in the Weight Qty and Weight U of M fields). As long as no values are placed in the Volume or Each section fields, this will not adversely affect our item or it's U of M Equivalence in the system.
Example 1
- Inventory U of M = LB (Weight)
- Purchase U of M = Case - 4/5 LB (Weight)
- Weight = Weight
Scenario 2:
Measure Types are different (Weight ≠ Volume, Weight ≠ Each, Volume ≠ Weight, Volume ≠ Each, Each ≠ Weight, Each ≠ Volume)
For Items where the Inventory U of M Measure Type and Purchasing U of M Measure Type are not the same, an equivalence will need to be identified. The U of M Equivalence tab will need to be updated. See the example screenshots below.
Example 2
- Inventory U of M = Each (Each)
- Purchase U of M = Case - 4/5 LB (Weight)
- Each ≠ Weight
In this example the Purchase U of M has 4 packs weighing 5 LBS, for a total of 20 LBS. The Inventory U of M is set to Each, meaning the Item is being counted by the individual 5 LB pack. On the U of M Equivalence tab the Weight Qty is set to 5, and the Weight U of M is set to LB. The Each Qty is set to 1, and the Each U of M is set to Each.
Additional Examples
Name | Inventory UofM | Def Purch UofM | Wt Qty | Wt UofM | Vol Qty | Vol UofM | Each Qty | Each UofM |
PROD Lemon | LB | Case - 144/CT | 40 | Gram | 1 | Each | ||
GROC Flour AP | LB | Bag (50 LB) | 4.23 | oz-wt | 1 | Cup | ||
BEEF Ground Patty | Patty | Case - 40 LB | 8 | oz-wt | 1 | Each | ||
GROC Spice Turmeric | Bottle (6 oz-wt) | Bottle (6 oz-wt) | 5.42 | oz-wt | 1 | Cup | ||
PROD Herb Cilantro | CT | Pack (4 CT) | 4 | oz-wt | 1 | Each | ||
GROC Pickle Slices | Bucket (5 Gallon) | Bucket (5 Gallon) | 5 | Gallon | 3000 | Each | ||
GROC Maraschino Cherries | Gallon | Gallon | 3.6 | KG | 1 | Gallon | 400 | Each |