Merge pull request #57937 from frappe/mergify/bp/version-16-hotfix/pr-57689

feat(job_card): print quantities with their stock uom (backport #57689)

erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/job_card.js

@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Job Card", {
 		if (remaining_qty < frm.doc.pending_qty) {
 			frm.doc.pending_qty = 0.0;
 			refresh_field("pending_qty");
-			frappe.throw(__("Pending Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [remaining_qty]));
+			frappe.throw(
+				__("Pending Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [
+					get_qty_with_uom(remaining_qty, frm.doc.stock_uom),
+				])
+			);
 		}
 
 		const process_loss_qty = flt(remaining_qty) - flt(frm.doc.pending_qty);
@@ -274,7 +278,9 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Job Card", {
 							flt(dialog.get_value("for_quantity")) - flt(dialog.get_value("process_loss_qty"));
 						dialog.set_value("completed_qty", max_completed_qty);
 						frappe.throw(
-							__("Completed Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [max_completed_qty])
+							__("Completed Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [
+								get_qty_with_uom(max_completed_qty, frm.doc.stock_uom),
+							])
 						);
 					}
 
@@ -300,8 +306,11 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Job Card", {
 						dialog.set_value("pending_qty", 0);
 						frappe.throw(
 							__("Pending Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [
-								flt(dialog.get_value("for_quantity")) -
-									flt(dialog.get_value("completed_qty")),
+								get_qty_with_uom(
+									flt(dialog.get_value("for_quantity")) -
+										flt(dialog.get_value("completed_qty")),
+									frm.doc.stock_uom
+								),
 							])
 						);
 					}
@@ -327,8 +336,11 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("Job Card", {
 						dialog.set_value("process_loss_qty", 0);
 						frappe.throw(
 							__("Process Loss Quantity cannot be greater than {0}", [
-								flt(dialog.get_value("for_quantity")) -
-									flt(dialog.get_value("completed_qty")),
+								get_qty_with_uom(
+									flt(dialog.get_value("for_quantity")) -
+										flt(dialog.get_value("completed_qty")),
+									frm.doc.stock_uom
+								),
 							])
 						);
 					}
@@ -885,3 +897,7 @@ function get_last_completed_row(time_logs) {
 function get_last_row(time_logs) {
 	return time_logs[time_logs.length - 1] || {};
 }
+
+function get_qty_with_uom(qty, stock_uom) {
+	return stock_uom ? `${flt(qty)} ${stock_uom}` : flt(qty);
+}

erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/job_card.json

@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
   "work_order",
   "column_break_uqjq",
   "production_item",
+  "bom_no",
   "column_break_qrpg",
   "for_quantity",
   "column_break_yecz",
-  "bom_no",
+  "stock_uom",
   "section_break_oisd",
   "company",
   "naming_series",
@@ -164,6 +165,13 @@
    "in_preview": 1,
    "label": "Qty To Manufacture"
   },
+  {
+   "fieldname": "stock_uom",
+   "fieldtype": "Link",
+   "label": "Stock UOM",
+   "options": "UOM",
+   "read_only": 1
+  },
   {
    "fieldname": "wip_warehouse",
    "fieldtype": "Link",
@@ -695,7 +703,7 @@
  "grid_page_length": 50,
  "is_submittable": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2026-06-19 17:39:42.293242",
+ "modified": "2026-08-01 14:22:19.926911",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Manufacturing",
  "name": "Job Card",

erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/job_card.py

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 			"Cancelled",
 			"Completed",
 		]
+		stock_uom: DF.Link | None
 		sub_operations: DF.Table[JobCardOperation]
 		target_warehouse: DF.Link | None
 		time_logs: DF.Table[JobCardTimeLog]
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 
 	def before_validate(self):
 		self.set_wip_warehouse()
+		self.set_stock_uom()
 
 	def validate(self):
 		self.validate_time_logs()
@@ -909,10 +911,10 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 				_(
 					"Total Completed Qty ({0}), Process Loss Qty ({1}) and Pending Qty ({2}) must add up to the Qty to Manufacture ({3})."
 				).format(
-					bold(flt(self.total_completed_qty, precision)),
-					bold(flt(self.process_loss_qty, precision)),
-					bold(flt(self.pending_qty, precision)),
-					bold(flt(self.for_quantity, precision)),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(self.total_completed_qty)),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(self.process_loss_qty)),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(self.pending_qty)),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(self.for_quantity)),
 				)
 			)
 
@@ -1167,7 +1169,10 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 					_(
 						"Row #{0}: Cannot transfer more than Required Qty {1} for Item {2} against Job Card {3}"
 					).format(
-						row.idx, frappe.bold(required_qty), frappe.bold(row.item_code), ste_doc.job_card
+						row.idx,
+						frappe.bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(required_qty, row.item_code)),
+						frappe.bold(row.item_code),
+						ste_doc.job_card,
 					),
 					title=_("Excess Transfer"),
 					exc=JobCardOverTransferError,
@@ -1290,10 +1295,23 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 		"""Qty this job card is expected to produce, the pending qty is left to another job card."""
 		return flt(self.for_quantity) - flt(self.pending_qty)
 
+	def get_qty_with_uom(self, qty, item_code=None):
+		"""A quantity in a message reads as a count of nothing without the unit it is measured in."""
+		uom = self.stock_uom
+		if item_code:
+			uom = frappe.get_cached_value("Item", item_code, "stock_uom")
+
+		return f"{flt(qty, self.precision('total_completed_qty'))} {uom or ''}".strip()
+
 	def set_wip_warehouse(self):
 		if not self.wip_warehouse:
 			self.wip_warehouse = frappe.get_cached_value("Company", self.company, "default_wip_warehouse")
 
+	def set_stock_uom(self):
+		item_code = self.finished_good or self.production_item
+		if item_code:
+			self.stock_uom = frappe.get_cached_value("Item", item_code, "stock_uom")
+
 	def validate_operation_id(self):
 		if (
 			self.get("operation_id")
@@ -1358,7 +1376,7 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 
 		previous_operations = frappe.get_all(
 			"Work Order Operation",
-			fields=["name", "operation", "status", "completed_qty", "sequence_id"],
+			fields=["name", "operation", "status", "completed_qty", "sequence_id", "finished_good"],
 			filters={"docstatus": 1, "parent": self.work_order, "sequence_id": ("<", self.sequence_id)},
 			order_by="sequence_id, idx",
 		)
@@ -1401,9 +1419,9 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 					_(
 						"The completed quantity {0} of an operation {1} cannot be greater than the completed quantity {2} of a previous operation {3}."
 					).format(
-						bold(current_operation_qty),
+						bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(current_operation_qty)),
 						bold(self.operation),
-						bold(row.completed_qty),
+						bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(row.completed_qty, row.finished_good)),
 						bold(row.operation),
 					)
 				)
@@ -1446,9 +1464,9 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 				_(
 					"The completed quantity {0} of an operation {1} cannot be greater than the manufactured quantity {2} of a previous operation {3}. Submit the manufacturing entry for the operation {3} first."
 				).format(
-					bold(current_operation_qty),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(current_operation_qty)),
 					bold(self.operation),
-					bold(manufactured_qty),
+					bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(manufactured_qty, row.finished_good)),
 					bold(row.operation),
 				),
 				OperationSequenceError,
@@ -1658,10 +1676,10 @@ class JobCard(Document):
 			_(
 				"Completed Quantity ({0}), Pending Quantity ({1}) and Process Loss Quantity ({2}) must add up to the Qty to Manufacture ({3})."
 			).format(
-				bold(flt(kwargs.qty, precision)),
-				bold(flt(kwargs.pending_qty, precision)),
-				bold(flt(kwargs.process_loss_qty, precision)),
-				bold(flt(kwargs.for_quantity, precision)),
+				bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(kwargs.qty)),
+				bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(kwargs.pending_qty)),
+				bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(kwargs.process_loss_qty)),
+				bold(self.get_qty_with_uom(kwargs.for_quantity)),
 			)
 		)
 

erpnext/manufacturing/doctype/job_card/test_job_card.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from erpnext.manufacturing.doctype.job_card.job_card import (
 from erpnext.manufacturing.doctype.work_order.test_work_order import make_wo_order_test_record
 from erpnext.manufacturing.doctype.work_order.work_order import WorkOrder, make_work_order
 from erpnext.manufacturing.doctype.workstation.test_workstation import make_workstation
+from erpnext.patches.v16_0.set_stock_uom_in_job_card import execute as set_stock_uom_in_job_card
 from erpnext.stock.doctype.item.test_item import create_item
 from erpnext.stock.doctype.stock_entry.stock_entry_utils import make_stock_entry
 from erpnext.tests.utils import ERPNextTestSuite
@@ -901,6 +902,55 @@ class TestJobCard(ERPNextTestSuite):
 			)[0],
 		)
 
+	def test_stock_uom_is_set_from_the_produced_item(self):
+		work_order = make_wo_order_test_record(item="_Test FG Item 2", qty=5)
+
+		job_card = self.get_first_job_card(work_order.name)
+		item_code = job_card.finished_good or job_card.production_item
+
+		self.assertEqual(job_card.stock_uom, frappe.db.get_value("Item", item_code, "stock_uom"))
+
+	def test_stock_uom_patch_backfills_legacy_job_cards(self):
+		suffix = random_string(8)
+		finished_good = create_item(f"Stock UOM Patch FG {suffix}", stock_uom="Kg")
+		production_item = create_item(f"Stock UOM Patch Product {suffix}", stock_uom="Nos")
+
+		finished_good_job_card = self.get_first_job_card(
+			make_wo_order_test_record(item="_Test FG Item 2", qty=5).name
+		)
+		production_item_job_card = self.get_first_job_card(
+			make_wo_order_test_record(item="_Test FG Item 2", qty=6).name
+		)
+
+		frappe.db.set_value(
+			"Job Card",
+			finished_good_job_card.name,
+			{
+				"finished_good": finished_good.name,
+				"production_item": production_item.name,
+				"stock_uom": None,
+			},
+			update_modified=False,
+		)
+		frappe.db.set_value(
+			"Job Card",
+			production_item_job_card.name,
+			{"finished_good": None, "production_item": production_item.name, "stock_uom": None},
+			update_modified=False,
+		)
+
+		set_stock_uom_in_job_card()
+
+		self.assertEqual(frappe.db.get_value("Job Card", finished_good_job_card.name, "stock_uom"), "Kg")
+		self.assertEqual(frappe.db.get_value("Job Card", production_item_job_card.name, "stock_uom"), "Nos")
+
+		frappe.db.set_value(
+			"Job Card", finished_good_job_card.name, "stock_uom", "Nos", update_modified=False
+		)
+		set_stock_uom_in_job_card()
+
+		self.assertEqual(frappe.db.get_value("Job Card", finished_good_job_card.name, "stock_uom"), "Nos")
+
 	def test_completion_qty_reduces_for_quantity_without_process_loss(self):
 		work_order = make_wo_order_test_record(item="_Test FG Item 2", qty=5)
 
@@ -2634,6 +2684,13 @@ class TestJobCard(ERPNextTestSuite):
 		jc.track_semi_finished_goods = 0
 		self.assertRaises(frappe.ValidationError, jc.validate_transfer_qty)
 
+	def test_qty_in_messages_carries_the_uom(self):
+		jc = frappe.new_doc("Job Card")
+		jc.stock_uom = "Nos"
+
+		self.assertEqual(jc.get_qty_with_uom(5), "5.0 Nos")
+		self.assertEqual(jc.get_qty_with_uom(0), "0.0 Nos")
+
 	def test_completion_qty_split_must_add_up(self):
 		jc = frappe.new_doc("Job Card")
 		jc.for_quantity = 5

erpnext/patches.txt

@@ -497,3 +497,4 @@ erpnext.patches.v16_0.fix_subcontracting_titles
 erpnext.patches.v16_0.backfill_repost_accounting_ledger_status
 erpnext.patches.v16_0.merge_seeded_item_group_root
 erpnext.patches.v16_0.rename_italy_customer_name_fields
+erpnext.patches.v16_0.set_stock_uom_in_job_card

erpnext/patches/v16_0/set_stock_uom_in_job_card.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import frappe
+
+
+def execute():
+	job_cards = frappe.get_all(
+		"Job Card",
+		filters={"stock_uom": ("is", "not set")},
+		fields=["name", "finished_good", "production_item"],
+	)
+
+	if not job_cards:
+		return
+
+	item_codes = {code for row in job_cards if (code := row.finished_good or row.production_item)}
+	if not item_codes:
+		return
+
+	stock_uoms = dict(
+		frappe.get_all(
+			"Item",
+			filters={"name": ("in", list(item_codes))},
+			fields=["name", "stock_uom"],
+			as_list=True,
+		)
+	)
+
+	updates = {}
+	for row in job_cards:
+		stock_uom = stock_uoms.get(row.finished_good or row.production_item)
+		if stock_uom:
+			updates[row.name] = {"stock_uom": stock_uom}
+
+	if not updates:
+		return
+
+	frappe.db.bulk_update("Job Card", updates)