Units and currency model settings

For Currencies and each measure type in Units Of Measure, you can specify what is the default currency or unit to use. These defaults can be overridden as needed when populating values in specific fields. If no currency or unit is appended to a value, the default will be used.

Select default units of measure and currency

1. Select Model > Model Settings > Units and Currency.
2. For the Currency and each measure type, select the value to use at the default from the drop-down list. The available settings and their initial defaults are:

   Setting	Initial default
   Currency	USD - US Dollar
   Quantity	EA - Each
   Weight	LB - Pound
   Volume	CFT - Cubic Foot
   Time	DAY - Day
   Area	SF - Square Foot
   Distance	MI - Mile
   Speed	MPH - Miles per Hour
   DOS	DOS - Days of Supply

These settings cannot be controlled using Scenario Items.

1. Click OK. You see a message asking if you want to clear output data. When you change the base currency or any of the base units of measure, this can result in a mismatch between the values displayed in the output tables and the current currency and unit of measure settings. Output is not converted when you make such a change.
2. Click Clear Output to clear existing output or Keep Output to keep the output. If you click Keep Output, you are asked again to choose whether or not to clear the output.
3. Click Clear Output to clear existing output or Keep Output to keep the output.