The Unit System tab is where you will define the unit system (measurement standard for length and weight). Each country has a different standard for measuring units of weight and physical dimensions. For instance, the United States is on the US System, most of Europe is on the System International, and the United Kingdom is on the Imperial System. Defining the Unit System for the site prevents administrators from having to manually perform unit conversions.
The unit system settings determine the unit that is shown to a buyer on the site for media, products, etc. For instance, an administrator in the U.S. can enter the weight of a product in pounds (lb), but a buyer viewing the product details in a country on the System International will see the weight in kilograms (kg). The system handles all conversions between unit systems.
Note: On the Countries page, you can define the unit system per country. Most countries are preset. For more information, see Countries Page.
What are Unit System settings for? |
When should you change them? |
Setting measurement standards for the site |
To specify the unit system (standards for measuring dimensions and weight) for the site. |
1. From the Unit System pull-down list, select the standard unit system to use for the site.
Note:
The All Units System contains
all the units the system supports and is the default. The actual unit
system in use at run time depends on the system defined in this order:
buyer level (if defined) / company (if defined) / print shop (if defined)
/ site (this setting). The All Units
System setting in essence means that no Unit System setting is
set at this level, so use the next defined unit system (at the buyer,
company, print shop, or site level).
Note on the Unit System setting:
The unit system can be set at four levels in MarketDirect StoreFront:
Site level (in Site Settings)
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Print Shop level
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Company level
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Buyer level
The lowest level that has a unit system set will be used for a given buyer
(user). Thus if a unit system is set at the Buyer level, that unit system
setting will override the unit system settings on the three remaining
higher levels (Company, Print Shop, and Site). Likewise, if a unit system
is set at the Company level, that unit system setting will be used (as
long as no unit system is set at the Buyer level).
If a buyer orders a product in a given unit system (e.g., US System) and
the print shop is set for UK (Imperial) System, the dimensions the Operator
will see on the job ticket will be in US System (the buyer's unit system)
to ensure that the buyer receives the product in the dimensions he or
she specified.
2. Click Save.