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3 (Optional) Modify the name and description on the General tab.
4 Select the Expression tab and modify the required expressions.
a To modify only the expression for a resource, select the resource, click Clear selected expression, and
define the new expression.
b If you want to delete a resource from the list of resources and corresponding expression, select the
resource from the list and click Delete row. You can delete all the resources by clicking Delete All.
c You can include or exclude fixed costs by selecting or deselecting the Add/Include Fixed Cost option.
5 Click Save.
Delete a Billing Policy
You can delete custom billing policies if they are no longer required.
You must have delete privilege on the billing policy to perform this task.
NOTE The system-defined billing policies cannot be deleted.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Cost tab, click Billing Policy.
A table listing all the billing policies created in the application is displayed.
2 Select the required billing policy from the table and click Delete.
3 Click OK to confirm the delete operation.
Configuring Cost at the Entity Level
The base rates defined in a cost model are global values and can be applied uniformly to the entities and
hierarchies for which you generate a report.
In a real-world scenario, however, you might want to charge each entity or a set of entities differently. That is,
the resource usage costs for one virtual machine might differ from that for the other. This can be achieved only
if the costs for each entity or a set of entities in the hierarchy are configured separately. You might also want
charge specific fixed costs for some of the entities.
View Cost Configuration of an Entity
You can view entity-specific cost configuration details in the Configure Cost tab.
You must have read privilege on the hierarchy, chargeback hierarchical entities, and the corresponding cost
models to perform this task.
Procedure
1 In the Configure Cost tab, click View Entity Cost.
2 Select a hierarchy from the hierarchies included in the drop-down menu.
The menu includes only the hierarchies on which you have at least the read privilege.
3 Expand the hierarchy and select the required entity.
4 Enter the time period for which you want to view the entity-specific cost configuration details.
5 Select the required cost model from the Cost Model drop-down menu.
Only the cost models on which you have the read privilege are displayed in the drop-down menu.
6 Click Fetch.
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