Fishbowl Advanced error

Fishbowl: UOM conversion results in non-whole BOM quantity

Q: Why does Fishbowl say "Cannot create this UOM conversion because a quantity on a Bill of Materials cannot be converted to a whole number."?

The UOM conversion can't be created because at least one Bill of Materials would end up with a fractional quantity if the conversion were applied. Fishbowl requires BOM quantities to always be whole numbers.

Warning✕

Cannot create this UOM conversion because a quantity on a Bill of Materials cannot be converted to a whole number.

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What it means

When you try to create a UOM conversion, Fishbowl validates that any existing Bills of Materials currently using the original UOM would result in whole-number quantities after the conversion is applied. If the mathematics would produce a fraction (like 1.5 or 3.67), the system rejects the conversion.

What to check

Identify which BOM(s) currently use the original UOM of this conversion attempt.
Verify the conversion ratio you’re proposing: does it divide evenly into those current BOM quantities?
If the math doesn’t work out, either adjust the affected BOM quantities to compatible numbers, or reconsider the conversion ratio so all results are whole numbers.