Using Prices from a File

A price file is a list of system resources and the prices you assign to each resource. The use of a price file gives you several advantages:

You can create a price file with a text editor. This enables you to make corrections more easily than in a command line.
You can specify the file name in the command, which eliminates the need to enter each price and enables you to reuse the price file for other reports.
You can specify how the report will allocate the charges.
You can create multiple price lists within a single file and then select the list to be used when you generate the report.

The rules for constructing a price file are

Each line can begin in any column.
The list contains keywords and their values. Most keywords may be preceded by identification information.
No more than one keyword specification can be placed on the same line, and no single keyword specification may be split across lines.
Comment text is preceded by an exclamation point (!).
Duplicate keywords are not allowed.