Charge Elements Entry Panel

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Charge Elements Entry Panel

The Charge Elements Entry panel is used to specify a charge unit's name and default rate. You can also assign maximum and minimum charges for the charge unit based on the calculated value of the charge element, as well as a normalizer.

  USERID                   CA PMA Chargeback                  MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
        +-- CBCELME ----- Charge Elements Entry ---------------+
        |      Panel  Exit  Help                               |
        | ---------------------------------------------------- |
        |  Type information. Then select an action.            |
        |                                                      |
        |  Version  . . . : PROD                               |
        |  ORD Type . . . : MBJ                                |
        |  Charge Element : TAPE-MOUNT-CHARGE                  |
        |                                                      |
        |  Charge Unit  . . TAPE-MOUNT______                   |
        |  Normalizer . . . ________________                   |
        |  Default Rate . . 1.00000_________                   |
        |  Maximum Charge . ________________                   |
        |  Minimum Charge . ________________                   |
        |                                                      |
        |                                                      |
        |   F5=Save   F6=Delete   F7=Unit   F8=Norm   F11=Rate |
        +------------------------------------------------------+
 
 
  Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

If you enter a Normalizer name that is not defined and press F5 (Save), you receive a message telling you to define the normalizer. You do this by pressing F8 (Norm). After saving the normalizer definition, you are returned to this panel. At this point you can either, proceed with the entry of other information or press F5 (Save).

Note:

Charge, Rate and Unit precision is specified in the CAIKSPAR parameter file.
Using *ONE* as the named charge unit allows you to charge a fixed rate for a resource, or create a surcharge. Refer to the example in Charging a Flat Rate.
When performing zero-based accounting, it is critical that you create charge elements and assign a default rate of zero. Even though this results in a 0 charge, it ensures records are generated so that you can later adjust your charges. Remember, no CCCTAB records are generated unless you have defined charge elements.

The following is a description of the Charge Elements Entry panel.

Access

The Charge Elements Entry panel appears when one of these events occurs:

You press F2 (Create) on the Charge Elements primary panel.
You make a selection on the Charge Elements List or Expanded List panel.

You return from the Charge Elements List, Charge Units Entry, Normalizer, or Qualified Rate panels.

                       -----------------
                       | Expanded List |
                       |>Enter         |
-----------------    ----------------- |
|Charge Element |    |Charge Elements| |
|   Primary     |    |     List      |--
|>F2            |    |>Enter         |
-----------------    -----------------
        |                    |
        ----------|-----------
                  v
         -----------------
         |Charge Elements|
         |     Entry     |
         |     Panel     |
         -----------------
                 ▲
         --------|--------
         |  Charge Unit  |
       --| Unit Entry    |
       | |>F3            |
       | -----------------
     --|Qual Rates Entry|
     | |>F3             |
     | ------------------
     |Normalizer Entry|
     |>F3             |
     ------------------

Input

The following Charge Elements Entry panel fields are available for input:

Charge Unit (Required)

The unit name (up to 16 alphanumeric characters) of a numeric field from the incoming ORD record used in the chargeback algorithm or a complex charge unit name. A charge unit can be either simple (field from ORD), or complex (@CPU-TIME: a combination of fields from an ORD). Both types can be normalized.

Note: If you supply a complex Charge Unit name that is not defined, you are not able to save the data. A message appears telling you this. You must now define the named complex Charge Unit by pressing (F7 Unit). After defining the complex Charge Unit, you are returned to the Charge Elements Entry panel. You can now successfully save the data.

Normalizer

The name (up to 16 characters) of a weighting factor you want applied to a charge unit. You define normalizers using the Normalizer Entry panel in Normalizer Entry Panel.

Note: If you supply a normalizer name that is not defined, you are not able to save the data. A message appears telling you this. You must now define the named normalizer by pressing F8 (Norm). After defining the normalizer, you are returned to the Charge Elements Entry panel. You can now successfully save the data.

Default Rate (Required)

Can be any numeric, including negative numbers, zero, or all 9s. The default is 0.

Note 1 All 9s is a special condition. It tells CA PMA Chargeback that no record should be generated unless a conditional rate (qualified rate) is applied. For instance, you may have three qualified rates set up for an element that has a default rate of all 9s. If any of the qualified rates are used, a charge record is created and written out to the CCCTAB file. If all of the qualified rates are found to be false, the default rate of all 9s causes no record to be written out to the CCCTAB file.

You must specify the default rate with the correct decimal precision. If you do not know the precision to enter, press F4 (Prompt) with the cursor positioned at the Default Rate entry field. The decimal defined in the CAIKSPAR parameter file appear.

Note 2 The default rate can be used regardless of whether a rate is simple or conditional. However, if you are using conditional rates, you need to define them. You do this by pressing F11 (Rate), this takes you to the Qualified Rates Entry panel (discussed in Qualified Rates Entry Panel).

Maximum Charge:

The maximum charge that can be assessed for the charge element. If the computed charge is greater than or equal to the maximum charge, the maximum charge is applied.

Minimum Charge:

The minimum charge that can be assessed for the charge element. If the computed charge is less than or equal to the minimum charge, the minimum charge is applied.

Actions

F5=Save: Causes the contents of the panel to be saved to disk.
F6=Delete: Causes the record to be deleted.
F7=Unit: Takes you to the Charge Units Entry panel (section Charge Units Entry Panel). This key is only functional when a complex charge unit has been named or defined.
F8=Norm: Takes you to the Normalizer Entry panel (section Normalizer Entry Panel).
F11=Rate: Takes you to the Qualified Rates Entry panel (section Qualified Rates Entry Panel).

At various points throughout the online system there will be a need to reference Output Record Definition (ORD) fields, and to know what format these fields are in. The most notable cases are when you are creating charge elements, complex units, and qualifiers. By pressing PF4 while the cursor is on a field that may contain an ORD field name, the following choices panel is displayed:

  USERID                      CA PMA Chargeback               MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
        +-- C+----------------------------------------------------------------+
        |    |                       CHOICES                                  |
        | ---| +-------------------------------------------------------+      |
        |  Ty| | ELEMENT               |  FORMAT  |  LENGTH  |  PREC   |      |
        | ---| +-------------------------------------------------------+      |
        |  Ve| | *ONE*                 |          |          |         |      |
        |  OR| | @TEST-LIST            |          |          |         |      |
        |  Ch| | ABSORPTION RATE       | N        | 04       | 00      |      |
        |    | | ACTIVE TIME           | R        | 08       | 05      |      |
        |  Ch| | ADJUSTED RATE         | N        | 06       | 02      |      |
        |  No| | ALLOC DELAY TIME      | R        | 08       | 05      |      |
        |  De| | CARDS PUNCHED         | N        | 06       | 00      |      |
        |  Ma| | CARDS READ            | N        | 06       | 00      |      |
        |  Mi| | CONNECT CHARGE        | N        | 05       | 02      |      |
        |    | | CONNECT TIME          | R        | 08       | 05      |      |
        |    | | CORE ALLOCATED        | N        | 04       | 00      |      |
        |   F| | CORE USED             | N        | 04       | 00      |      |
        +----| | CPU INDEX             | N        | 02       | 00      |      |
             | +                                                              |
             +----------------------------------------------------------------+
  Command ===> ________________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

For all entries that have been retrieved from the ORD table the FORMAT, LENGTH, and PREC fields are filled in.