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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">General and item dependent conversion factors</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Conversion factors</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>There are two types of conversion factors:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>General conversion factors</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Item dependent conversion factors</ListItem>
		</List>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>General conversion factors</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>General conversion factors define the ratio between units of the same physical type. For example, the conversion factor from one kilogram to one gram is 1000, independent of the item for which the unit is used.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>You can limit the number of conversion factors that must be defined by defining the ratios between units of the same physical type as general conversion factors.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Item dependent conversion factors</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Item dependent conversion factors are only valid for specific items or item groups. You use item dependent conversion factors to define the ratio between quantities of an item that are expressed in units of different physical type.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<ExampleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>One liter of water is one kilogram.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>One liter of potato salad is two kilograms.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>One liter of oil is 0.8 kilogram.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>As a result, you must define different conversion factors from liters to kilograms for water, potato salad, and oil.</Paragraph>
		</ExampleSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Retrieving conversion factors</SectionTitle>
			<ProcedureList><ListIntro>SSA ERP uses the most specific conversion factor. That is, in order of priority:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>The conversion factor defined for the item.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The conversion factor defined for the item group.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>The general conversion factor (if the units are of the same physical type).</ListItem>
			</ProcedureList>
			<Paragraph>If SSA ERP cannot find the required conversion factor it displays a message. You can then define the conversion factor.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000016" role="manual">To define units</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000017" role="manual">Examples of conversion factors</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
