Setting Up Reservation Manager › Post-Installation Configuration › Configure Chargeback

Configure Chargeback

You can control whether chargeback is used, how often costs are calculated per day, and the currency to use.

To configure chargeback

1. Log in to the Reservation Manager using the CA Server Automation administrator user credentials.

   The home page opens.

2. Click Administer Your Reservation Manager.

   The Administration page opens.

3. Click Manage your configuration settings.

   The Configure Settings page opens.

4. Click the following links in the Chargeback area. Each one opens a dialog in which you can change the value and click OK.

   Chargeback Calculation Currency

   Indicates the currency to use for cost calculations, based on ISO 4217 standards. This setting determines the symbol shown for chargeback cost estimates and calculations.

   The values have two extra decimal places. For example, U. S. Dollars have two decimal places, so the chargeback calculation would use four decimal places.

   Values:

   AUD (Australian dollar, )

   CAD (Canadian dollar, )

   CNY (Chinese yuan, )

   EUR (Euro, )

   GBP (Great Britain pound sterling, )

   INR (Indian rupee, )

   JPY (Japanese yen, )

   USD (US dollar, )

   Default: USD

   Note: If you select the Indian rupee, check if you need a Windows update to support the new currency symbol. Go to support.microsoft.com, and search for the knowledge base article KB2496898.

   Chargeback Calculation Frequency

   Indicates how many times per day to calculate costs, starting at midnight. Modifications to this value take effect after the next scheduled calculation time or when the chargeback service is restarted. Changes to this setting take effect at the next calculation time or when the service is restarted. If you increase this value and restart the service, you do not have to wait overnight to run chargeback reports and see data.

   Limits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

   Default: 1 (once a day at midnight)

   Chargeback Retention

   Indicates the number of days to retain cost calculation data. Chargeback records are purged at midnight, so changes are apparent the next day.

   Default: 90 days

   Chargeback Is Enabled

   Indicates whether the chargeback feature is being used. If you change the setting to false, previous calculations are kept in the database for the number of days specified by the Chargeback Retention setting. If you change false to true, calculations start at the next interval specified by the Chargeback Frequency setting or immediately if the service is restarted.

   Default: true

The configuration changes take effect when you log out and log back in.