Calculation of volume

In the quote, order, work order and shipping forms, the volume information is displayed. In the case of files with an 'Information' section, the total volume is displayed.

This document elaborates on the display of this information, the calculation methods and the use of Imperial and metric systematics.

Display

In column

In the quotation, order, work order and shipping files, the ‘Volume’ column is available through the column configurator.

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The column can be displayed and in the desired order. This configuration is available in the column configurator.

In the case of transaction files having the 'Products' and 'Materials' table, this column is also displayed and available in the configurator.

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Example of the ‘Volume’ column displayed in the quotation file, product table.

‘Information’ Section

In the 'information' section of the transaction records, the 'Volume' field is displayed with this information.

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Enabling the metric system

By default, Cienapps operates in the imperial system. It is possible to configure and enable the metric system.

Activation

In the general configuration, section 'Administration' and 'Module', the option 'Metric Management' must be enabled.

IMPORTANT

This activation must be performed by a Cienapps manager. Contact your project manager for further details.

Product type

Upon restarting Cienapps after enabling this configuration, the 'Product Type' functionality is available.

Access is possible through the ‘Configuration’, ‘Manufacturer’, ‘Product Type’ sections.

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Example of window access and available configurations. Explanations of the legends below.

Legend

Below are explanations of the features available in this window.

A- 'Is Metric' column, by manufacturing product type, you can check this option. When enabled, the metric system will be considered for this product type in Cienapps.

B- Unit of measurement for total volume. This option concerns the unit of measurement displayed in the 'Total Volume' section in the 'Information' section of transaction records.

Calculation method (Total volume)

Imperial

To calculate volume in imperial units, here's the calculation:

(Width x Height x Depth) / 1728 (Conversion to feet)

Decimal Part

Below 0.4999, rounding is not performed.

Above 0.5, the whole part is considered +1.

Metric

To calculate the volume in imperial units, here's the calculation:

(Width x Height x Depth) / 1000000000 (Conversion from mm to meters)

Rounding to 2 decimal places is performed.