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3.11 Implementing Web Accounting

The following checklist will help you to implement usage
charges for your Internet traffic  using the CA MICS
Web Analyzer and CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback. The
CA MICS Web Analyzer and CA MICS Accounting and
Chargeback must be installed before performing these steps.

___ 1.  Update the cost routine for Web data.

        The COSTRTE routine is SAS code that assigns values
        to your installation's defined cost center variables
        as each record is processed by the CA MICS system. It
        is stored in member sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(COSTRTE).
        The COSTRTE member in sharedprefix.MICS.HOLD.PARMS
        includes sample code to assign cost centers for Web
        data.  The information available for use in assigning
        cost centers differs by type of Web port.  This may
        require your COSTRTE code to interrogate the element
        WEBPORT, (Web Server Port address), and assign the
        cost centers accordingly.

        Edit the COSTRTE member in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS
        and update or add code to correctly assign the
        Web cost center variables for your installation.
        The ROUTINE value for the Web data is DYWEBFMT.

        Refer to Section 4.1.3, Assigning Cost Center Values,
        for additional information.

 ___ 2. Define qualification group(s).

        If you will be charging for many systems in the
        same way, you can use one charging algorithm to
        charge for many SYSID, Cost Center 1, or Workunit
        values by creating an algorithm qualification group
        name and defining the group values.  An algorithm is
        a set of charging elements and associated rates.

        Refer to Section 4.3.2, Defining Qualification Group
        for additional information.

 ___ 3. Update the CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback Rate
        Table to define your Web charging strategy.

        You must define rates for each charging element that
        you wish to use for Web chargeback.  The recommended
        computation codes are 3000, 3010, 3020, 3040, 3050
        and 3060 in the Analyzer data Accounting Journal
        (ACTJWB) and in WebSphere Application Server Journal
        (ACTJSF).


        Use algorithm qualification to specify the work to be
        charged by each algorithm if either of the following
        is true.

        o  You wish to charge for only selected systems or
           IP address or file path from a single algorithm.

        o  You have defined more than one algorithm for the
           Web Analyzer data  Accounting journal file.  You
           might need multiple algorithms if you charge
           differently based on system or IP address or
           file path.

        On the Algorithm Qualification panel, use the
        qualification group name(s) defined in Step 2 to
        simplify data entry.

        Refer to Section 4.3.1, Defining the Rate Table, for
        additional information.

 ___ 4. Submit the MAGRUN job to activate charging for
        Web resources.

        When you finish editing the rate table as directed in
        Step 3, you will be prompted to submit the MAGRUN
        batch job.  Submit the job and ensure that it
        completes normally to apply the changes and activate
        charging for your Internet traffic.