2.5

Procedure
1 In the Configure Cost tab, click Edit Entity Cost.
2 Select the required hierarchy from the hierarchies included in the drop-down menu.
Only the hierarchies on which you have at least the read privilege are included in the drop-down menu.
3 Expand the hierarchy and select the entity for which you want to configure the costs.
4 Select the pricing model for which you want to specify entity-specific cost configuration details on the
selected chargeback entity.
5 Specify the duration for which the cost configuration will be effective.
The default selection is Update from now onwards, indicating that the cost configuration details will be
effective from the time of setting these details on the entity till they are modified at a future date.
If you want to set the cost configuration details for a specific duration, select Update for the effective
period and specify the start and end date of the time period. The dates have to be entered in the
mm/dd/yyyy format. If the end time is not specified, the cost configuration details will be effective till they
are modified at a future date. You can view the existing cost configuration details for the specified time
period by clicking Get cost configuration.
6 (Optional) Select a cost template from the Apply a Cost Template drop-down menu.
Only the cost templates on which you have read privilege is displayed. The rate factors and fixed costs
defined in the cost template are populated in the corresponding fields on the screen.
7 Enter the rate factors for the computing resources in the Rate Factors tab and click Update Rate Factors.
The rate factor value can be between 0 and 999.99. The application considers a precision of up to two
decimal places. If the rate factor is not specified for a computing resource, vCenter Chargeback Manager
uses 1 as the rate factor of the computing resource.
If you have selected a cost template, the rate factors defined in the cost template are populated in the Rate
Factors fields corresponding to each computing resource. You can modify these rate factors, if required.
You can view the rate factors already defined for various computing resources for different time periods
by clicking Show next to Historical values.
When you click Update Rate Factors, only the defined rate factors are set on the entity. No other cost
configuration is set.
8 In the Fixed Costs tab, select the required fixed cost from the Apply a Fixed Cost drop-down menu and
click Add to the list.
The fixed cost is added to the list of fixed costs displayed in the table. For each fixed cost that you want
to include, repeat this step.
If you have selected a cost template, the fixed costs included in the cost template and on which you have
read privilege are added to the list of fixed costs to be applied on the selected entity. You can add more
fixed costs to this list or remove existing fixed costs from the list.
9 (Optional) Check the Propagate option corresponding to an added fixed cost, if the cost has to be applied
to the child entities of the entity on which the cost template is applied. You can also specify whether the
cost must be applied to all descendants or only to the immediate child entities. You can also select a filter
to ensure that the cost is applied to specific entity types. When a cost report is generated, the fixed costs
on the child entities are rolled-up to the parent entity.
10 Click Update Fixed Costs to set the added fixed costs on the entity.
When you click Update Fixed Costs, only the fixed costs added are set on the entity. No other cost
configuration is set.
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