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Shift Chop Definition

To allow equitable allocation and calculation of charges to ORD records that span shifts, we implement a shift chop definition. The reason for using Shift Chop definitions is illustrated by the following example. Suppose no Shift Chops were defined and a five hour job started one minute before the end of the first shift. The entire five hours would be charged at the first shift's rate, even thought 99% of the job executed during the second shift. As you can see, using Shift Chop definitions ensure equitable allocation and calculation of charges.

This function is activated at the Detail function time, and is similar to split processing, since it creates multiple records from a single input. However, unlike split processing, the interval chop routines are performed before creation of the CCC detail record, at ORD reception time. It is as if multiple ORD records were presented to the detail function routines. Up to four chop times can be specified. In the example below, we have specified three.

  USERID                    CA PMA Chargeback                 MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
        +-- CBCCHPE ---- Shift Chop ----------------+
        |      Panel  Exit  Help                    |
        | ----------------------------------------- |
        |  Type information. Then select an action. |
        |                                           |
        |  Version : PROD                           |
        |                                           |
        |                 Start                     |
        |                 HH:MM                     |
        |                                           |
        |  First  shift . 08:00                     |
        |  Second shift . 16:00                     |
        |  Third  shift . 24:00                     |
        |  Fourth shift . _____                     |
        |                                           |
        |   F5=Save   F6=Delete                     |
        +-------------------------------------------+
 
 
 
  Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help  F3=Exit  F4=Prompt  F9=Command  F10=Action Bar  F12=Cancel  PA1=Susp

The following is a description of the Shift Chop Entry panel.

Access

The Shift Chop entry panel appears when one of these events occurs:

• You type CB in the fast path area of the CA PMA Chargeback Primary Panel's action bar.
• You select Shift Chop on the Cbdefs pull-down.

  
  ----------------
  |    Cbdefs    |__________
  |  Pull-down   |         |
  |>Shift Chop   |         v
  ----------------  -----------------
                    |   Shift Chop  |
                    |     Entry     |
                    |     Panel     |
                    -----------------
  

Input

The Shift Chop panel contains the following input field:

Start HH:MM

This field is used to specify the time at which you want a shift interval chopped or started (format is HH MM).

Actions

F5=Save

Lets you save your entries.

F6=Delete

Deletes all entries.