Defining Conversions

You may need to define currency and unit of measures conversions for buyer/supplier companies that use different base currentcies or measurement systems.

The data for some fields shown in ENOVIA Sourcing Central is based on a particular unit of measure, such as weight. The system displays this data based on the unit of measure used by the person who enters the data. On a page-by-page basis, users can convert data entered in English units to Metric units and vice versa. For example, if a user enters weight data using grams, another user can convert this data to pounds. Each English unit can be converted to only one Metric unit.

This task shows you how to:

Define Currency Conversions

You can define additional currency conversions as needed.

  1. In Business Modeler, locate the Currency attribute.

  2. Add and remove range values so it includes all currencies that you want to convert from and to. Use the standard abbreviations for each currency.

  3. Log into the ENOVIA platform as a Business Administrator or Supplier Representative.

  4. Select > People and Organizations > Companies from the global toolbar.

  5. Click the needed supplier company.

  6. Click the Currency Exchange Rates category.

  7. Add and delete exchange rates as needed.

Define Unit of Measure Conversions

You can define unit of measure conversions as needed.

  1. In Business Modeler or MQL, add and remove range values for the Unit of Measure attribute so they include all English and Metric units that you will define conversions for.



  2. Using ENOVIA Matrix Navigator or PowerWeb, create a business object of Type Unit Conversion. The Name should match the English unit and the Revision should match the Metric unit. Both units must be added to the range values for the Unit of Measure attribute. Make sure the object is stored in the eService Administration vault.



  3. In the Rate attribute for the Unit Conversion object, enter the conversion rate between the English and Metric unit.



  4. Click Modify.