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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 page - the Configuration page the components and assignments to the cost center plan have to be set up:- the components
- Cost rate
- Resource
- Meter
- Cost centerCost
and assignments to the cost center plan must be set up.
This page has two view modes:
- Configuration view mode
The project tree is shown on the left hand side - the right hand side shows details of the project tree.
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
The project tree is shown on the left hand side - the right hand side shows the cost center plan 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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Minimal / typical property settings for metering:
| Column name | Setting |
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| Enabled | Turn on |
| Name * | Enter the name of the trending |
| Item * | Select the server item which provides the meter readings |
| Type * | Select All |
| Aggregation | Turn on |
Cost center
The calculated consumption of a meter is charged to the assigned cost center.
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Animation - Assigning a meter to two cost centers, charging 50% of the meter to each cost center:
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Calculation
Click the Calculation button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Calculation page. This page is opened by default, when starting the Metering app.
This page has two view modes:
- Project tree view mode
This is the default view. The left hand side shows the project tree and an empty calculation chart appears on the right hand side.
Use this view to create folders and new calculation charts - or use this view to show previously created calculation charts.
- Cost center plan view mode
The left hand side shows the cost center plan and on the right hand side, again, an empty calculation chart appears.
Use this view to add a meter, a cost center or the whole cost center plan to the calculation chart on the right hand side. To add an element to the calculation chart, select it in the cost center plan and drag it on the calculation chart with the mouse.