Regarding Alternate Unit of Measure

Sir,
Is there a provision to create a material with an Alternate Unit of Measure apart from the Barse Unit of Measure?.
In this case what impact will the Alternate Unit of Measure have in the BOM?. How to configure the Alternate Unit of Measure of a Child Component in the BOM?.
Can anyone give a detailed explanation of the subject.
Regards,
R. Vijayakumar

Hi,
Use tcode MM01 and select Additional data field in top. In this select Unit of measure tab page.
Now enter the alt UOM with conversion factor.
In this case what impact will the Alternate Unit of Measure have in the BOM?.
In the BOM, you can assign only base unit. Alt UOM can not assign.
How to configure the Alternate Unit of Measure of a Child Component in the BOM?.
In the BOM, you can assign only base unit. Alt UOM can not assign.
Regards,
Dharma

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Hi Rishi,
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can anyone please tell me
1) what is base unit of measure and alternate unit of measure.
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i have one program which currently calculates base unit of measure for all the unit costs and now i need to calculate the alternate unit of measure for all the unit cost
I heard that relationship of these two will be found in MARM table but i couldnt find it
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Is it possible to create the BOM with alternate unit of measure ?
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JJ

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