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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
Function | Description |
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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 Configuration page the components and assignments to the cost center plan have to be set up:
- Cost rate
- Resource
- Trending
- Meter
- Cost center
- Cost center plan
This page has two view modes:
- Configuration view mode
The project tree is
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shown on the left hand side
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- Configuration view mode
On - the right hand side shows 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 project tree is shown on the left hand side - the right hand side shows 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 newly.
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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The resource is defined by a name, a unit and it references to a cost rate.
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| Name * | Name of the resource | ||
| Description | Additional description for the resource | ||
| Unit * | Unit of the resource | ||
| Cost rate | Assignment of the cost rate | ||
| Consumption factor | Consumption factor name * | Consumption factor unit * | Consumption factor total *Deactivated, for future use |
In the project tree resources appear with the symbol 
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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.