Set up unit groups

Microsoft Sustainability Manager includes many out-of-box units of measure and unit conversions. You can view the units by selecting Units groups in the left navigation pane. The Unit groups page includes default unit groups, such as mass and energy.

Each unit group has the following features that can be customized:

• Base unit
• Reporting unit
• Other units in the unit group

Each unit in a unit group has the following properties:

• Unit group
• Base unit
• Is base unit – This option can be set to Yes or No.
• Conversion – This field defines the conversion to the base unit.

During calculations and reporting, units in unit groups are automatically converted. For example, you enter a mass in grams, and the calculation standard expects kilograms. In this case, the unit will be converted from grams to kilograms as part of the calculation. For reporting, the unit that is tracked will be converted to the reporting unit for the aggregation of reports.

Add a new unit group

1. In the left navigation pane, select Unit groups.
2. Select New.
3. Enter information in the required fields.
4. Save your changes, and close the page.

Add a new unit

1. In the left navigation pane, select Unit groups.

2. Select the unit group that you want to add a unit to.

3. Select Unit group.

4. Below the information about the unit group, select New unit.

5. Enter information in the required fields. The required information includes the conversion to the base unit.

   Note

   As a best practice, you should add the base unit first.

6. Save your changes, and close the page.