About UOM Conversions

UOM conversions let you specify how one unit of measure will be converted to another unit of measure. The conversions that you define will be used to convert values stored in one UOM to another UOM for display. For example, you might define a conversion for the UOM inches that will convert values stored in inches to centimeters for display.

After you have defined conversions for the UOMs in your system, you can create Conversion Sets, which are sets of conversions that will be used by specific users. For example, if your database is configured to store values in English Standard units and you have a group of users who would prefer to view those measurements in Metric units, you could create an English-to-Metric Conversion Set and assign it to those users. In this way, your database would store the English Standard values, and when the system was accessed by a Metric user, the English Standard values would be converted and displayed in Metric units to that user.

The GE Digital APM system provides a set of default UOM conversions that are used by Thickness Monitoring. You will need to configure manually any other conversion that you want to use for creating Conversion Sets.

Note: To define how one UOM will be converted to another, both UOMs must first exist in your system. This means, before you can define the conversions for a UOM, you must first add all the units of measure to which that UOM will be converted in the list of measures. Note also that if you define a conversion from one UOM to another UOM, you should also define a conversion from the converted UOM back to the original UOM. For example, if you define for the Inches UOM a conversion to centimeters, then for the Centimeters UOM, you should define a conversion back to inches.