ACT Defining Qualification Groups
You can use one charging algorithm to charge for many SYSID, Subsysid, Subtype, Cost Center 1, or Workunit values by creating an algorithm qualification group name and defining the group values. You then enter the group name on the Rate Table Algorithm Qualification panel instead of entering each value in the group.
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You can use one charging algorithm to charge for many SYSID, Subsysid, Subtype, Cost Center 1, or Workunit values by creating an algorithm qualification group name and defining the group values. You then enter the group name on the Rate Table Algorithm Qualification panel instead of entering each value in the group.
Use the following Qualification Groups Worksheet to define the groups you want to use for algorithm qualification and identify the values in each group.
When a Subsysid or Subtype group is used in rate table algorithm qualification for a journal file that has a corresponding validation table, the values on the qualification group are validated against the validation table.
You can associate a new Subsysid or Subtype qualification group with a journal file that has a corresponding validation table when you create the qualification group. This validates the values you use to create the group. Otherwise, the values will not be validated until you use the group in rate table algorithm qualification.
Use the Algorithm Qualification Worksheet to identify which groups are to be used for a given algorithm. Enter this information about the Algorithm Qualification panel (MWF;4;2;3;6;4).
Steps to Define Qualification Groups
- Select Option 9, Qualification Groups, on the Parameter Specifications menu (MWF;4;2;3;9) to display the Group Selection panel. Use the Insert and Delete line commands to add or delete Qualification Group IDs. Use the Select line command to enter the values that comprise a group.
- Submit the job CHRGROUP from sharedprefix.MICS.CNTL. If you made any changes, you are automatically asked to submit this job when you END from the Group Selection panel.You can also submit the job from TSO as follows:SUB 'sharedprefix.MICS.CNTL(CHRGROUP)'The CHRGROUP job generates an $ACTCggg format for each qualification group (where ggg is the qualification group ID). This format associates each Group ID with the values that comprise the group. The job also produces the Qualification Groups Report which provides a listing of all of the qualification groups and the values defined within each.
Qualification Groups Worksheet
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Date: ____/____/____ Administrator: ____________________________________________ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ QUALIFICATION GROUPS WORKSHEET Group ID Type (SYSID, Subsysid, Description Values (Subtype, COSTCTR, Workunit) _____ ___________________ ___________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ _____ ___________________ ___________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ _____ ___________________ ___________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ _____ ___________________ ___________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ _____ ___________________ ___________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Use the Qualification Groups Worksheet to define the following parameters:
- Group ID
- Description: The qualification group identifier that is used in place of individual value in Rate Table Algorithm Qualification.
- Default: None
- Values: Character, length 3
- Group Type
- Description: The type of qualification group for which values are being defined (SYSID, Subsysid, Subtype, COSTCTR1, or Workunit).
- Default: None
- Values: SYSID, SUBSYSID, SUBTYPE, COSTCTR, or WORKUNIT
- Description
- Description: Any descriptive name used to clarify the contents of the qualification group.
- Default: None
- Values: Character, length 40
- Note:This field is for user information only.
- Values
- Description: The list of individual values that make up the group.
- Default: None
- Values: Character, maximum length 40. COSTCTR1 values cannot exceed the length specified for the COSTCTR1 variable in Cost Center Definition.
Qualification Groups Example
The following example assumes that the installation bills internal and external users differently. Internal users are Information Systems, Operating Departments, and Administration. External users are Company A, Company B, and Company C.
_____________________________________________________________ +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Date: __/__/__ Administrator: _________ | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ Group ID Type Description Values INT COSTCTR All internal users INFOSYS OPS ADMIN EXT COSTCTR All external users COMPANY A COMPANY B COMPANY C _____________________________________________________________