UnitofMeasure

Standard object representing a unit of measure — such as each, case, pallet, kilogram, or liter — used to quantify products, along with its conversion factor, scale, and rounding behavior relative to a base unit. This object is available in API version 68.0 and later.

Supported Calls 

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Special Access Rules 

No additional setup or permissions beyond standard object- and field-level security are required.

Fields 

ConversionFactor 

Type: double

Properties: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description: The multiplier used to convert a quantity in this unit of measure to the base unit of measure.

CurrencyIsoCode 

Type: picklist

Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description: The ISO code for the currency of the record. Possible values are: AED (UAE Dirham), USD (U.S. Dollar), and every other active currency ISO code configured for the org. The default value is USD.

Description 

Type: string

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description: A text description of the unit of measure.

LastReferencedDate 

Type: dateTime

Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort

Description: The timestamp when this record was last referenced (viewed or otherwise touched in a list, related list, and so on).

LastViewedDate 

Type: dateTime

Properties: Filter, Nillable, Sort

Description: The timestamp when this record was last viewed by a user.

Name 

Type: string

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description: The name of the unit of measure.

OwnerId 

Type: reference

Properties: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description: The User or Group that owns this record. This field is a polymorphic relationship field.

Relationship Name: Owner

Refers To: Group, User

RoundingMethod 

Type: picklist

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description: The rounding method applied when converting quantities involving this unit of measure. Possible values are Down, Nearest, and Up.

Scale 

Type: int

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description: The number of decimal places supported for quantities expressed in this unit of measure.

Type 

Type: picklist

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description: Type of measurement — for example, period, weight, or distance.

UnitCode 

Type: string

Properties: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update

Description: Code for the unit of measure.

Associated Objects 

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

• UnitofMeasureChangeEvent: Change events are available for the object.
• UnitofMeasureFeed: Feed tracking is available for the object.
• UnitofMeasureHistory: History is available for tracked fields of the object.
• UnitofMeasureOwnerSharingRule: Sharing rules are available for the object.
• UnitofMeasureShare: Sharing is available for the object.