Data model

Measurements

The Measurements tab: measurement families such as length and weight, each with a standard unit.

A measurement family is a physical dimension — length, weight, angle — with the units it may be expressed in and one standard unit the platform converts against. A number attribute bound to a family stores an amount plus a unit instead of a bare number.

Where you find it

Commerce Studio › PIM › Data model › Measurements — /commerce/data-model?tab=measurement-families.

What it does

The tab lists the measurement families with their standard unit and their unit count — for example length with millimetre as standard and five units. New measurement family creates one; a search box finds one by code.

The rows are not clickable yet: the units of a family cannot be viewed or edited in the Cockpit at the moment. Measurement families are maintained through the products app's API.

Fields and controls

ColumnWhat it shows
Measurement familyName and code.
Standard unitThe unit conversions resolve against, for example MILLIMETER.
UnitsHow many units the family carries.
MarketsMarket assignment.

What happens when you change it

A new measurement family becomes available to number attributes; a value stored as 10 bar or 1.4 KILOGRAM keeps its unit next to the amount.

Permissions

The products app declares create, read, update and delete on measurement families in its manifest. Which Cockpit roles may open this screen is not verified.

Related

Attribute groups

The Attribute groups tab: the sections of the product editor, in a reorderable list.

Association types

The Association types tab: the kinds of product-to-product links, such as cross-sell and spare part.