Click the Configuration button 
on the left-side menu of the Metering app to open the Configuration page.
Content
The page consists of several areas:
- At the beginning of the page the function bar is shown.
- On the left hand side the project tree appears.
- On the right hand side details of the selected element from the project tree appear.
Toolbar functions
Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Add |
| 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 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 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 Cost Center Plan button from the menu bar.
The Configuration view is used for setting up metering components.
The Cost Center Plan view is used to assign components as cost centers and meters to the Cost Center Plan by drag & drop!
Cost rate
The cost rate defines the price per unit for a resource.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the cost rate |
| Description | Additional description for the cost rate |
| Default price * | Price per unit |
In the project tree cost rates appear with the symbol 
.
In the current version the cost rate is not used yet!
Resource
The resource is defined by a name, a unit and it references to a cost rate.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 | Deactivated, for future use |
In the project tree resources appear with the symbol 
.
Meter
A meter is defined by its name and references to a trending and to a resource.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the meter |
| Description | Additional description |
| Meter Type * | Default: Increasing |
| Trending | Assignment of the trending |
| Resource * | Assignment of the resource |
In the project tree meters appear with the symbol 
.
Trending
The trending for a typical metering contains the following settings:
To keep this example simple, this trending was configured to read the data from the server item NETx\Today\Seconds. This is a fast way to get (test) data to show in the Metering app.
Minimal / typical trending property settings for metering:
| Column name | Setting |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name * | Name of the cost center |
| Description | Additional description for the meter |
CostcIn the project tree cost centers appear with the symbol 
.
Build up a cost center plan
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 or directly to the root of the cost center plan. The default name of the cost center plan root node is the same as for the workspace.
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 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 charged to the cost center.
Animation - Assigning a meter to two cost centers, charging 50% of the meter to each cost center:
