Specifying Single Version Charging for specific MLC products

Use the following procedure to specify single version charging for specific MLC products.

According to IBM, enterprises migrating to a new version of an IBM software product may require continued use of the old version during a transition period. In this situation, such use may be permitted without license charges accruing for the old version until the transition is complete. This is known as Single Version Charging (SVC).

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Using-the-MSU-Cost-Editor

If you have SVC arrangements with IBM, you need to indicate which MLC products are priced based on SVC, so that the correct pricing is included in the cost models.

To specify Single Version Charging

  1. From the console, click Cost Management Tools.
  2. From the Cost Management Tools list, click MSU Cost Editor.

  3. In the MSU Cost Editor, specify the products that have SVC agreements.

    Important

    When specifying Single Version Charging for two versions of the same MLC Product, you must specify the SVC information in the row that corresponds to the newer version.

    1. From the list of MLC Products, find the newer version of the product to which SVC applies.

    2. In the Single Version Charge column of the newer version, click Edit.The Edit Single Version Charge dialog box is displayed.

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      The dialog box lists the current product and provides a list of MLC product versions that can be selected.

    3. Select a product from the list and click Save Changes.
      The MSU Cost Editor creates a link between the associated versions of the MLC products and populates the link in the Single Version Charge column. The link identifies the Product IDs of the associated versions and specifies which version is linked.

      Important

      When necessary, you can break the links established between MLC Products by clicking Clear in the Single Version Charge column and confirming that you want to remove the link when prompted.

  4. Repeat Step 3 through Step 3.c for each MLC product you want to edit.
  5. After editing, click Save Changes.Cost Management retrieves SVC data from the cost table and applies that data to the cost model when you generate a report.



 

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