Track Inventory in Partial Units with Decimals

Track Inventory in Partial Units with Decimals

You can now track inventory in partial units—whether it's 0.5 gallons of paint, 1.75 meters of fabric, or 3.1289 kilograms of steel.

BoxHero now supports decimal quantities across the entire platform, making it easier to manage materials measured by volume, weight, or length.


What's Changed?

  • Quantities now accept up to four decimal places
  • Works across all inventory transactions
    • Stock In
    • Stock Out
    • Adjust Stock
    • Move Stock
  • Available on both web and mobile
BoxHero Web Item Details Screen


How to Use It

1. Add a unit attribute

  • Go to Data Center > Attributes
  • Create a new field for units like kg, L, ft, etc.
  • You can drag (≡) to reorder attributes if needed.
BoxHero Web: Data Center > Attributes

2. Update your items

  • Go to Item List
  • Select an item and tap the new field to assign a unit.
BoxHero Web Item Details Screen > Edit Item

Want to update several at once?

Head to Data Center > Items, select the ones you need, and use the Bulk Action Bar at the bottom of the screen to update units for multiple items.

BoxHero Web: Data Center > Items
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Pro Tip: You can Bulk Edit in Excel to speed things up.

3. Start using decimal quantities

  • Once a unit is set, it’ll appear alongside your other attributes during inventory transactions.
  • Enter any value. BoxHero will handle the decimals! 😉
BoxHero Web: Stock Out Screen


If you have any questions or feedback, we’re just an email away: support@boxhero.io.

Thanks for using BoxHero.
The BoxHero Team