Using Period Functions › Forecast Panels › Example 1: Adjusting the Amount of the SHIFT1 Qualifier

Example 1: Adjusting the Amount of the SHIFT1 Qualifier

You can make manual adjustments to the unit amount of any of the Forecast Qualifiers List elements by:

• Changing the Fcast in field from CHARGES to UNITS
• Specifying a new qualifier amount by keying over the amount generated by the system
• Entering a C (calculate) in the C command column next to the element and pressing Enter

Once CA PMA Chargeback performs all calculations, it redisplays the screen. The value in the Amount column for the qualifier may be different than the value you originally specified. This is due to rounding.

To adjust the amount of the @Shift1 qualifier on the panel below:

• Change the Fcast in field from CHARGES to UNITS. When you do this, CA PMA Chargeback automatically presents unit amounts for the qualifiers on the panel.
• Change the unit amount of the @SHIFT1 qualifier from 2.00000 to 1.50000 units.
• Enter C (Calculate) in the C command column for qualifier @SHIFT1.

  USERID                     CA PMA Chargeback                MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
  +-- CBOFCTQ -----Forecast Qualifiers List-------------+ ------------------+
  |      Panel  Exit  Help                              |                   |
  | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
  |  View forecast information. Then select an action.  |                   |
  |  More: < - + > ____  Row 0001 of 0002               |                   |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |  Period = 003   Element MBJ CPU-CHARGE              |              S    |
  |                                                     |      3.65789 U    |
  |  C  Qualifiers         Mod Amount  Fcast in UNITS__ |      22.2562      |
  |  C  @SHIFT1                   1.50000__________     |      34.0892      |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  |                   |
  |  _                                                  | 37.4981           |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |   F5=<Per   F6=>Per   F7=Bkwd   F8=Fwd              |                   |
  +-----------------------------------------------------+ ------------------+
 
  Command ===> ____________________________________________________________
  F1=Help    F3=Exit    F4=Prompt    F9=Command    F10=Action Bar    F12=Cancel

When you press Enter, CA PMA Chargeback performs the following computations.

• It computes the difference between the initial value for the qualifier and the new adjusted value.
• CA PMA Chargeback applies this difference to the unit amount of the charge element to which the qualifier belongs
• It recomputes the charge associated with the element using the new unit amount.

The next panel shows the new values generated on the Forecast Elements List panel after you change the unit amount of the @SHIFT1 qualifier and CA PMA Chargeback recomputes the charge amount. Note that the charge amount displayed for element CPU-CHARGE is different than the original value displayed in Forecast Elements List Panel.

  USERID                      CA PMA Chargeback               MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
  __    Acctdefs   Cbdefs   Query   Data   Period   Options   Exit   Help
  +-- CBOFCTE ---- Forecast Elements List --------------+ ------------------+
  |      Panel  Exit  Help                              |                   |
  | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
  |  View forecast information. Then select an action.  |                   |
  |  More: < - + > ____  Row 0001 of 0001               |                   |
  |                                                     | Row 0001 of 0003  |
  |  Period = 003                  Fcast in CHARGES     | -->  Amount  S    |
  |                                                     |                   |
  |  C  Ord Element            Mod Amount               |      52.3394 K    |
  |  _  MBJ CPU-CHARGE              27.43418            |      261.737      |