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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
Create a Cost Template
Entity-specific cost configuration, such as the rate factors and fixed costs, must be defined on the entity. If you
want to apply a standard entity-specific cost setting on more than one entity, you can create a cost template
that contains these settings, and apply the same to the required entities.
You must have create privilege for the cost template resource type on vCenter Chargeback Manager to perform
this task.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Cost tab, click Cost Template.
A table listing all the cost templates created in the application is displayed.
2 Click Create.
The Cost Template screen is displayed.
3 Provide the name, description, and currency type for the cost template in the General tab.
Option Description
Name
A name for the cost template. The character limit for the cost template name
is 255 characters.
Description
An optional description of the cost template not exceeding 512 characters in
length.
Currency
The currency used to define the costs in the cost template.
4 In the Rate Factors tab, set the rate factors for the chargeable computing resources.
The rate factor value can be between 0 and 999.99. The application rounds off the precision to two decimal
places.
5 Click the Fixed Costs tab.
6 Select the required fixed cost and click Add to the list.
The fixed cost is added to the list of fixed costs displayed in the List Of fixed costs to be applied to the
cost template section. Repeat this step for each fixed cost that you want to include in the cost template.
NOTE Only the fixed costs having the currency type same as that set on the cost template are displayed
and can be added to the cost template.
7 (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, such as virtual machines, ESXi hosts, and vApps.
8 Click Create.
The cost template is added to the application and is displayed in the table listing the created cost templates.
You can view the details of the cost template by clicking the plus sign (+) in the Details column of the table.
Modify a Cost Template
After a cost template is created, you can modify it as and when required.
You must have the update privilege on the cost template to modify it.
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