Alternate UoM for Production

Dear All,
I have maintained alternate UoM for Production in material master work scheduling view.
The ratio is 1000 KG (Production Unit) : 1 EA (Base Unit). Before starting the production the weight estimate is 980 KG for a particular production order, but Base unit remains as 1EA. So in Production order the moment I make the Production amount as 980KG it is changing the Base unit quantity to 0.98 EA. I have different production orders where the ratio becomes different. Somewhere it might be 980Kg and somewhere it becomes 1020KG.
I cannot change the UoM in material master everytime. Please suggest how to resolve this.
Thanks
Geravine

Hi!,
For this scenario you need to implement batch specific unit of measure where you can change the wieght of each produced batch while keeping the base unit value same. Here system will ask for conversion factor for the recieved batch at the time of GR. So you can store for example, one batch with relation 1 EA = 980 KG while the other as 1 EA = 990 KG.
Please refer following link for further details:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp60_sp/helpdata/en/25/28428b4f7811d18a150000e816ae6e/frameset.htm
Please revert back in case of any further issue.
Regards,
Uday

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