--- title: "Quick Add UofMs" slug: "quick-add-uofms" description: "Create a new UofM inline from a Purchased Item Record without navigating to the UofM page." updated: 2024-06-18T14:20:19Z published: 2024-06-18T14:20:19Z canonical: "docs.restaurant365.com/quick-add-uofms" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.restaurant365.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quick Add UofMs This article is part of [Units of Measure](/doc/docs/unit-of-measure) and the [new Purchase Item Record](/doc/docs/purchased-item-record-overview-security) and covers quick-add UofMs. If a Unit of Measure does not already exist, Users can use the quick-add feature to create the UofM from the field of entry. This allows for greater efficiency as Users can create and save a new UofM without navigating out of the Purchase Item Record. To use the quick-add UofM feature, Users must have the following permission: Food → Units of Measure → Create Units of Measure --- ## Quick Add Availability The UofM quick-add feature is available for the following UofM fields on the [new Purchase Item Record](/doc/docs/purchased-item-record-overview-security): - **Reporting U of M** **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/af58e8af-7d66-4682-973f-2392699de453.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)** - **Inventory U of M 1, 2, & 3** ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/2909d2a2-67ec-4ac7-be0f-d6e1836cebe3.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) - **Weight U of M** **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/143acba0-f79c-470f-adf5-edcd4df9cb9c.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)** - **Volume U of M** **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/6b14a331-707a-4462-a1fb-5caaf91cc890.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)** - **Each U of M** **![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/3403bf9e-9216-4ce7-bf28-81fc67aefd43.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)** - **Count U of M 1, 2, & 3** *Available when Location Specific Settings are Enabled* *![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/d3bd3235-044c-46c9-acdc-825ff02680b9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)* - **Selling U of M**         *Available when Sales or Catering is enabled* ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/ae13e573-b207-458b-8d14-5b59fb10f81c.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) --- ## Quick Adding a UofM To quick-add a UofM, first navigate to the correct UofM field, then follow these steps: 1. Begin typing in the UofM needed. If the UofM has not already been created, Users will see the 'CREATE UOFM' option ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/04ce8c77-80fa-4467-8404-bf52d879a948.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) 2. Click 'CREATE UOFM' from the dropdown ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/b0e7cf88-2d6b-44d5-9f31-334b36ca8bd2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) 3. This will open the 'New Unit of Measure' pop-up form         ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/762611d5-6fb9-4042-b153-644624e8411b.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) 4. Complete the [UofM fields](/doc/docs/unit-of-measure) as necessary, then click Save![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image(292).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D)        ![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/5c9d1111-0c69-4e96-8910-d7f2750fdc9d/Images/Documentation/image(293).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-28T04%3A56%3A40Z&se=2026-10-28T05%3A56%3A40Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=q9aGE6zAGMwuqF%2FgbkwQ1hfWeJCQsTIHGNimrQCvjTo%3D) 5. The UofM has now been saved and will appear as an option when selecting a UofM         > Users must click 'Save' to save the UofM. Closing out the pop-out without first clicking 'Save' will not save the UofM