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   <Header>
      <Title>General and item dependent conversion factors</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1140020">
         <Level1>Conversion factors</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Two types of conversion factors exist:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>General conversion factors</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Item dependent conversion factors</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>General conversion factors</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>General conversion
		factors define the ratio between units of the same <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PhysicQuanti_tc" role="glossary">physical quantity</Link> type. For example, the
		conversion factor from one kilogram to one gram is 1000, independent of the
		item to which the unit belongs.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>You can limit the number
		of conversion factors 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. Use item
		dependent conversion factors to define the ratio between units of different
		physical quantity types for a specific item.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>One liter of water is one kilogram.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>One liter of potato salad is two kilograms.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>One liter of oil is 0.8 kilogram.</ListItem>
         </List>
         <Paragraph>Note that the
		  conversion of liters to kilograms is different for the items water, potato
		  salad, and oil. As a result, you must define item dependent conversion
		  factors.</Paragraph>
      </ExampleSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0103m000" role="session">Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000)</GUIRef> session, you can define conversion factors in three
		  ways:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>By item and base unit</ListItem>
         <ListItem>By item group and base unit</ListItem>
         <ListItem>By base unit (general conversion factor)</ListItem>
      </List>
   </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/000014" role="manual">To use conversion factors</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>