What are measurement units?
Measurement units are used to define how your products and variants are tracked, stored, and sold.
How do measurement units work?
Once a measurement unit is added to a product or variant, the appropriate name or symbol will be displayed alongside its quantity throughout the Airsquare system. This helps ensure consistency and clarity across your website, admin, POS, and mobile app.
For example, if a product is sold in volume-based units like cubic metres, adding the cubic metre measurement unit means the m³ symbol will be displayed wherever the product quantity is displayed, making it easier for staff and customers to understand exactly how much is being purchased or managed.
Note: Once a product or variant has been used in a purchase order, stock take or order with a measurement unit, then the measurement unit cannot be removed or changed (this includes products with variants that used an inherited measurement unit). This is to ensure consistency and accuracy in historical data and reporting.
What measurement units can I use?
There is a range of metric, imperial and miscellaneous measurement units available for you to use. The following table contains all of the current measurement units, please note that the code in never displayed and is only intended for use with product import spreadsheets.
Name | Symbol | Code (admin use only) |
Millimetre | mm | mm |
Centimetre | cm | cm |
Metre | m | m |
Gram | g | g |
Kilogram | kg | kg |
Tonne | t | t |
Millilitre | mL | ml |
Litre | L | l |
Cubic Centimetre | cm³ | cm3 |
Cubic metre | m³ | m3 |
Square Centimetre | cm² | cm2 |
Square metre | m² | m2 |
Inch | in | in |
Foot | ft | ft |
Yard | yd | yd |
Ounce | oz | oz |
Pound | lb | lb |
Ton | ton | ton |
Fluid Ounce | fl oz | floz |
Pint | pt | pt |
Quart | qt | qt |
Gallon | gal | gal |
Cubic Inch | in³ | in3 |
Cubic Foot | ft³ | ft3 |
Cubic Yard | yd³ | yd3 |
Square Inch | in² | in2 |
Square Foot | ft² | ft2 |
Square Yard | yd² | yd2 |
Bag | bag | bag |
Bale | bale | bale |
Barrow | barrow | barrow |
Basket | basket | basket |
Bottle | btl | btl |
Box | box | box |
Bundle | bundle | bundle |
Bucket | bkt | bkt |
Carton | ctn | ctn |
Case | case | case |
Crate | crate | crate |
Drum | drum | drum |
Jar | jar | jar |
Pack | pk | pk |
Pallet | plt | plt |
Pair | pr | pr |
Piece | pc | pc |
Punnet | punnet | punnet |
Roll | roll | roll |
Reel | reel | reel |
Sack | sack | sack |
Set | set | set |
Sheet | sheet | sheet |
Slab | slab | slab |
Strip | strip | strip |
Scoop | scoop | scoop |
Minute | min | min |
Hour | hr | hr |
Day | d | d |
Week | wk | wk |
Month | mo | mo |
Year | yr | yr |
* If you cant find a specific measurement unit that you would like to use then please contact Airsquare Helpdesk and we may be able to add it for you in the future.
How do I add a measurement unit to a product?
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Select a Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.
How do I add measurement unit to a variant?
There are two ways to add a measurement unit to variants. You can add a measurement unit to the core product and all of its variants will inherit that measurement unit, see How do I add a measurement unit to a product?
Otherwise you can add a measurement unit directly to individual variants:
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Click the Variants tab.
Find the variant you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Select a Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.
How do I edit the measurement unit for a product?
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Select a Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.
How do I edit the measurement unit for a variant?
There are two ways to change a measurement unit for variants. You can change the measurement unit on the core product and all of its variants will inherit that measurement unit, see How do I change the measurement unit for a product?
Otherwise you can change a measurement unit directly for individual variants:
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Click the Variants tab.
Find the variant you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Select a Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.
How do I delete a measurement unit from a product?
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Clear the Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.
How do I delete a measurement unit from a variant?
There are two ways to remove a measurement unit from variants. You can remove the measurement unit from the core product and all of its variants will inherit the removal of the measurement unit, see How do I remove a measurement unit from a product?
Otherwise you can remove a measurement unit directly form individual variants:
Go to Commerce > Products > Products.
Find the product you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Click the Variants tab.
Find the variant you are looking for and click the View button in the Options column.
Select Change measurement unit from the More drop-down menu in the top right.
Clear the Measurement unit.
Click the Update button.