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4.3.2 Defining Qualification Groups

You can use one charging algorithm to charge for many SYSID,
Subsysid, Subtype, Cost Center 1, or Workunit values by
creating an algorithm qualification group name and defining
the group values.  You then enter the group name on the Rate
Table Algorithm Qualification panel instead of entering each
value in the group.

Use the Qualification Groups Worksheet in Section 4.3.2.1 to
define the groups you want to use for algorithm qualification
and identify the values in each group.

When a Subsysid or Subtype group is used in rate table
algorithm qualification for a journal file that has a
corresponding validation table, the values on the
qualification group are validated against the validation
table.

You can associate a new Subsysid or Subtype qualification
group with a journal file that has a corresponding validation
table when you create the qualification group.  This
validates the values you use to create the group.  Otherwise,
the values will not be validated until you use the group in
rate table algorithm qualification.

Use the Algorithm Qualification Worksheet in Section
4.3.1.5.1 to identify which groups are to be used for a given
algorithm.  Enter this information on the Algorithm
Qualification panel (MWF;4;2;3;6;4).


STEPS TO DEFINE QUALIFICATION GROUPS

 __  1. Select Option 9, Qualification Groups, on the
        Parameter Specifications menu (MWF;4;2;3;9) to
        display the Group Selection panel.  Use the Insert
        and Delete line commands to add or delete
        Qualification Group IDs.  Use the Select line command
        to enter the values that comprise a group.

 __  2. Submit the job CHRGROUP from sharedprefix.MICS.CNTL.
        If you made any changes, you are automatically asked
        to submit this job when you END from the Group
        Selection panel.

        You can also submit the job from TSO as follows:

           SUB 'sharedprefix.MICS.CNTL(CHRGROUP)'

        The CHRGROUP job generates an $ACTCggg format for
        each qualification group (where ggg is the
        qualification group ID).  This format associates each
        Group ID with the values that comprise the group.
        The job also produces the Qualification Groups Report
        which provides a listing of all of the qualification
        groups and the values defined within each.

The following sections contain the Qualification Groups
worksheet and example:

 1 - Qualification Groups Worksheet
 2 - Qualification Groups Example