# Configure Units
URL: https://docs.valsight.ai/configure-units/
Description: Project administrators with a modeling license can create, edit, and delete units within a project. Units are scoped to the project level: each project contains only the units defined for it.
Project administrators with a modeling license can create, edit, and delete units within a project. Units are scoped to the project level: each project contains only the units defined for it.

## Prerequisites

Project administrator role with a modeling license.

## How to get there

**Option A (recommended)**
In the project overview, open the **...** menu next to the project > **Project Settings > Configure Units > Units**.

**Option B**
Open **Valsight Settings** (cog icon in the left navigation) > **Projects** > select the project > **Show Units > Units**.

![Project\_Show Units.png](./images/6877249598.png)

## Default units

Every new project automatically includes a set of default units.

![Units list.png](./images/6876954681.png)

## Creating a unit

1. On the Units page, click **Add unit**.
2. Fill in the configuration fields:

| Field          | Description                                                                                                                                  |
| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name           | The name of the unit as shown in the inspector and dropdowns.                                                                                |
| Short sign     | The symbol shown in tables and charts.                                                                                                       |
| Unit Placement | Position of the symbol relative to the value (`$10` vs `10€`). Select **None** to omit the symbol (e.g. for FTEs).                           |
| Scale          | Default display scale (e.g. `k` = Thousand, `m` = Million). Can be overridden at the node, chart, or table level.                            |
| Decimal Places | Default number of decimal places. Can be overridden at the node, chart, or table level.                                                      |
| Unit Type      | Used for validation. Valsight flags invalid combinations across unit types (e.g. adding units of different types). Use **scalar** if unsure. |

3. Save the unit.

## Editing a unit

Select the unit from the list, update the desired fields, and save.

## Deleting a unit

A unit can only be deleted when it is no longer assigned to any node. If it is still in use, the delete option will not be available. Once unassigned, select the unit and click **Delete**.

## Copying units across projects

When copying nodes between projects, Valsight matches units by **name**. If a matching unit exists in the target project it is reused; otherwise it is created automatically. No manual action is required.

## Related documentation

* [Units](/units/)