--- title: Purchasing Units description: "You can easily add and modify different purchasing units such as bags, bunches, dozens, or bottles. To add a purchasing unit:   To edit a purchasing unit:" --- [Skip to content](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/purchasing-units#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view?hsLang=en) ![Elecate with Star](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Elecate_pri.png?width=400&height=203&name=Elecate_pri.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Customer portal](https://elecate.com/tickets-view) - Go to elecate.com Go to elecate.com Hi, How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Home](https://faq.elecate.com/faq?hsLang=en) 2. [General Setup](https://faq.elecate.com/faq/general-setup?hsLang=en) # Purchasing Units You can easily add and modify different purchasing units such as bags, bunches, dozens, or bottles. **To add a purchasing unit:** 1. Go to ***General Setup*** on the left side panel. 2. Click ***Recipe***. 3. Click ***Create and Edit Purchasing Units***. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-31-41-5712-PM.png?width=688&height=523&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-31-41-5712-PM.png) 4. Click ***New Entry***. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-32-55-8810-PM.png?width=688&height=309&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-32-55-8810-PM.png) 5. Fill out the information. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-33-32-0522-PM.png?width=688&height=231&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-33-32-0522-PM.png) 6. Click on ***Save***. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-33-52-5884-PM.png?width=688&height=229&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-33-52-5884-PM.png)   **To edit a purchasing unit:** 1. Go to ***General Setup*** on the left side panel. 2. Click ***Recipe***. 3. Click ***Create and Edit Purchasing Units***. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-31-41-5712-PM.png?width=688&height=523&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-31-41-5712-PM.png) 4. Click the pencil icon on the ***Action*** column. ![](https://faq.elecate.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-35-42-6763-PM.png?width=1140&height=556&name=image-png-Aug-12-2024-02-35-42-6763-PM.png) 5. 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