Cost Meter Card Selection for Cost Calculation
Cost Meter Card Selection
Cost calculation uses Cost Meter Cards along with cost policies and metric data (from the respective sources, primarily IO) to determine usage costs. To calculate costs for a specific organization:
Cost Meter Card Selection Criteria: Cost Meter Cards are selected based on the following conditions:
Region and Vendor must not be null.
Vendor must not be null.
Region must not be null.
Region and Vendor must not be null, and the charge period must be active (Start Date before now, End Date after now).
Region must not be null, and the charge period must be active.
Vendor must not be null, and the charge period must be active.
Matching and Cost Calculation: The selected Cost Meter Cards are matched with source data based on data center and manufacturer values. If the keys match, the unit price from the Cost Meter Card is multiplied by the metric value to calculate the cost. The calculated cost is then stored in a new metric in the metric database.