Editing Tables for Unit Correction During Data Import

23.08.2021

1.Click File > Info > Project Database Properties.

2.In the Project Database Properties dialog box that appears, click on the Unit Manager tab.

3.Click on the button Edit table for correcting units during data import on the tab to open the Data Import Unit Correction Table dialog box.

4.From the Table list box, choose the table that you want to edit.

5.Click on Insert item or press the INSERT key.

6.In the Unit column of the list, enter the symbol of the new unit using the correct case-sensitive.

7.Now click on the field to the right of the symbol and enter the symbol that will replace this unit. If the unit you enter is known, a check mark will appear at the beginning of the row. Otherwise, an exclamation mark will appear.

Unit symbols are case-sensitive, which means, for instance, that "S" is the symbol for the unit "Siemens" and "s" is the unit for seconds.

Use a space for multiplication, e.g. "N m" instead of "Nm".

Use the '^' character for exponents, e.g. "m^2".

Use the '/' character for division, e.g. "m/s^2".

Use parentheses correctly, e.g. "kg/(kW h)".

You can specify an SI prefix or a factor, e.g. "mm" or "0.001 m".

You can specify an offset, e.g. "K−273.15".

8.Click Close to accept your changes.

Note:   You cannot edit the unit tables in the shared template databases directly. For instance, to add a unit to a shared template database, you first have to register it in the current project database or the personal template database as described here and then copy it to the shared template database, as described in Organizing Units.

See Also

Unit Organizer

Template Databases

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