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Table Of Contents
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User’s Guide
- Contents
- About the User's Guide
- Introduction to vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Configuring Administration Settings
- Authenticating and Managing Users, Roles, and Permissions
- Resource Based Authorization in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Permissions Defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager
- Managing Roles
- Managing Users
- vCenter Chargeback Manager User Authentication
- Managing Chargeback Hierarchies
- Creating a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Managing a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Add a vCenter Chargeback Manager Entity
- Add a vCenter Server Entity
- Rename a Chargeback Hierarchy or a Chargeback Entity
- Delete an Entity from the Hierarchy
- Delete a Chargeback Hierarchy
- Assign Attributes
- Move Entities Within a Hierarchy
- Allocate Computing Resource Units for a Chargeback Entity
- Share Virtual Machine Cost
- Backdate a Chargeback Hierarchy
- View Properties of a vCenter Server Entity
- Managing and Configuring vCenter Chargeback Manager Cost Elements
- Generating Reports
- Monitoring System Health
- Administration Utilities
- Index
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Managing Attributes
An attribute provides additional information about an entity in an hierarchy. You can define an attribute in
the application and then assign it to an entity.
For example, you can create an attribute called Geo_location, and then assign it to various entities and set
values indicating their geographic locations. To learn more about assigning attributes to entities, see “Assign
Attributes,” on page 64. The attributes set on the hierarchy and entities can be used to filter the hierarchies
and entities on which a report needs to be generated or scheduled.
If you integrate a vCloud Director setup with vCenter Chargeback Manager by installing the vCloud Director
data collector, then a default attribute is created in vCenter Chargeback Manager. This attribute is called
EntityLevelOverageFlag. You can use this attribute to override the global data collector property, VMware
vCloud Director apply overage charge on Allocation Pool vDC, at the entity level. This attribute can be set
to true or false.
You can manage the attributes in the application from the Manage Attributes page of the Settings tab. The
page display a table listing the attributes created in vCenter Chargeback Manager and those imported from
the vCenter Servers that are added to vCenter Chargeback Manager. The Source column of the table lists the
vCenter Server name from which the attribute is imported. For attributes created in vCenter Chargeback
Manager, this column is empty.
Add an Attribute
You can define one or more attributes in vCenter Chargeback Manager.
You must have the Super User or Administrator role to perform this task.
Procedure
1 In the Settings tab, click Manage Attributes.
2 Click Create.
The Create Attribute screen is displayed.
3 Enter the name and description for the attribute.
A attribute can be attached to an entity to provide additional information about the entity. The attributes
associated with an entity can be included in the chargeback reports.
4 Click Create.
The attribute is added to the table listing the attributes added to the application.
Modify an Attribute
You can modify the attributes defined in vCenter Chargeback Manager
You must be the owner of the attribute or should have the Super User role to modify the attribute. Also, you
can only modify attributes that are created in vCenter Chargeback Manager. Attributes imported from vCenter
Server cannot be modified.
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