The Scenario
Many flooring products are ordered from vendors in boxes or cartons but sold to customers by the square foot. Floorzap handles this through four UOM (Unit of Measure) fields in the import template — but the naming can be confusing. Here's exactly what each field means and what to enter.
UOM Field Reference
Field | What It Means | Example Value |
UOM (Purchase UOM) | The unit you order from your vendor | Carton |
Inventory UOM | How you track stock on hand | Box |
Unit | What you charge the customer per | SqFt |
Coverage | How many customer units fit in one inventory unit | 25 (SqFt per Box) |
Example
You order carpet in cartons. Each carton contains 4 boxes. Each box covers 25 SqFt. You sell to customers by the SqFt.
UOM: Carton
Inventory UOM: Box
Unit: SqFt
Coverage: 25
When a customer buys 100 SqFt, Floorzap will automatically calculate how many boxes are needed from inventory.
Note on Pallets
You do not need to add a pallet designation. The Carton/Box structure already handles the ordering unit — no additional pallet field is required.
📎 For the full import walkthrough, see Importing Inventory Product Guide.