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What to do next
You can also search for entities in the hierarchy by using the Search field below the hierarchy on the left pane
of the page. When you search for an entity, vCenter Chargeback Manager highlights the first entity in the
hierarchy whose name contains the search string. You can click the next or previous icon next to the Search
field to find the other entities in the hierarchy whose names contain the search string.
vCenter Chargeback Manager does not load the entire hierarchy when the hierarchy is selected. Only when
the hierarchy or an entity is expanded, the entities in the next level are fetched and displayed in the application.
The search operation only searches for entities that have been fetched and displayed in the application.
Add a vCenter Chargeback Manager Entity
You can add vCenter Chargeback Manager entities to a chargeback hierarchy to logically group vCenter Server
entities in the hierarchy. A vCenter Chargeback Manager entity can represent the departments, cost centers,
and business units in an organization.
To add a vCenter Chargeback Manager entity to a chargeback hierarchy, you must have update privilege on
the chargeback hierarchy and the parent entity.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Hierarchy tab, select the required chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the
left pane of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed.
2 Expand the hierarchy by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of the hierarchy name.
The first-level entities in the hierarchy are displayed. You can view all the entities in the hierarchy by
clicking the plus sign to the left of the entities that have sub-entities.
3 Right-click the hierarchy or the entity in the hierarchy to which you want to add a vCenter Chargeback
Manager entity and select New Chargeback Folder from the pop-up menu.
You can add vCenter Chargeback Manager entities to the hierarchy or to another vCenter Chargeback
Manager entity in the hierarchy. You cannot add a vCenter Chargeback Manager entity to a vCenter Server
entity.
4 Provide a name for the added entity and click outside the entity-name text box.
The character limit for the entity name is 255 characters. The entity names are not case-sensitive.
The entity with the provided name is added to the chargeback hierarchy.
What to do next
You can undo an add operation by right-clicking the newly added entity and selecting the Revert this add
operation option. However, this option is not available on the entity if any further changes are made to the
entity or to the chargeback hierarchy.
Add a vCenter Server Entity
If you are creating a custom chargeback hierarchy, you must add vCenter Server entities, such as ESXi Server
hosts and virtual machines, to it. You can also add a cluster or an entire data center to the hierarchy.
To add a vCenter Server entity to a chargeback hierarchy, you must have the read privilege on the vCenter
Server and update privilege on the chargeback hierarchy and the parent entity.
When adding a vCenter Server entity, vCenter Chargeback Manager displays all the virtual machines,
including the ones that are suspended or powered off, in the vCenter Server hierarchy. You can, therefore,
include all the entities that are present in the vCenter Server hierarchy to the chargeback hierarchy.
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