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The Metering app is the tool to calculate consumptions of resources (like water, electricity or gas in a BMS project) and charge the costs to one or more assigned cost centers.
The calculation is based on measurement data e.g. of a trending.
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The calculated consumption of a meter will be charged to the Cost center.
Configuration
Click the Configuration button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Configuration page.
Toolbar functions
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| Add
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| Edit name of selected folder |
| Delete selected element |
| Copy |
| Paste |
| Show chart of selected trending |
| Show cost center plan view |
| Show configuration view |
| Switch to multi-select mode. |
| Export metering |
| Import metering |
| Import ETS structure |
On this page the components and structures assignments of the metering have to be set up:
- Cost rate
- Resource
- Trending
- Meter
- Cost center
- Cost center plan
This page has two view modes:
The project tree is always shown on the left hand side.
- Configuration view mode
On the right hand side details of the project tree are shown.
Use this view to set up cost rates, resources, meters and cost centers.
To switch to this view click the Show configuration button from the menu bar.
- Cost center plan view mode
On the right hand side the cost center plan is shown as a tree. There is only one cost center plan - the root node neither can be deleted nor created new.
Use this view to add cost centers or meters to the cost center plan. Adding an element to the cost center plan is done by drag & drop with the mouse.
To switch to this view click the Show Cost Center Plan button from the menu bar.
Note: The configuration view is used for setting up metering components.
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In the project tree resources appear with the symbol 
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Trending
Todo
Meter
A meter is defined by its name and references to a trending and to a resource.
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In the project tree cost centers appear with the symbol 
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Assingments
Assign a cost center to the cost center plan
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Assigning a cost center
Cost centers can be assigned to cost centers or directly to the root of the cost center plan.
Open Configuration page and switch to Cost center plan view.
Select the cost center in the project tree on the left hand side and drag it to the cost center plan or a cost center on the right hand side.
A dialog asks for the percentage how much of the cost (calculated for the cost center) will be forwarded to the parent.
Animation - Assigning two cost centers to a cost center plan:
Assigning a meter
A meter can be asssigned to a cost center.
Open Configuration page and switch to Cost center plan view.
Select the meter in the project tree on the left hand side and drag it to the cost center on the right hand side.
A dialog asks for the percentage how much of the cost (calculated for the cost center) will be charged to the cost center.
Animation - Assigning a meter to two cost centers, charging 50% of the meter to each cost center:
Caclulation
Click the Calculation button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Calculation page.