Cost Management tools

BMC AMI Cost Management provides group-based Cost Management, Administration, Reporting, and Planning tools.

Cost Management Tools

Important

You need to be a BMC AMI Cost Management Cost Administrator to access the Cost Management Tools. For more information, see Cost-Management-User-Groups.

BMC AMI Cost Management Cost Administrators can access tools that:

Specify duration and parameters for IBM software contracts
Configure CPC pricing metrics and PricingPlex
Specify cost coefficient values for MLC products
Create new TFP configurations

Cost Management Tools	Description
Manage Software Contracts	Add, modify or remove software contracts You can perform the following tasks: Define the duration, total budget, and periods of your IBM contract Specify the budget amount for specific months during a period Account for any Cost Table change events that will take affect during the term of the contract For more information, see Manage-Software-Contracts.
Manage CPC Configurations	Configure default Pricing Metrics and PricingPlex information For more information, see Using-the-Manage-CPC-Configurations-tool.
MSU Cost Editor	Setup and manage the cost structure of MLC products for your enterprise based on your agreement with IBM You can perform the following tasks: Edit cost tables and assign cost coefficients to predefined MSU ranges for individual MLC products Specify pricing metric override values Specify if MLC products are covered by a Single Version Charge (SVC) agreement Specify reporting locale For more information, see Using-the-MSU-Cost-Editor and Managing-multiple-cost-tables.
Manage TFP Configurations	Configure and create one or more TFP solutions for better cost management You can perform the following tasks: Create multiple TFP solutions Add, modify, or remove TFP solutions Add different combinations of LPARs to your TFP solutions based on your requirements Assign a solution for DevTest For more information, see Using-the-Manage-TFP-Configurations-tool.

Administration Tools

Important

You need to be a BMC AMI Cost Management Product Administrator to access the Administration Tools. For more information, see Cost-Management-User-Groups.

BMC AMI Cost Management Product Administrators can access tools that can:

Manage profiles that BMC AMI Cost Management uses to access data
Build models that determine the composition of the data
View Application, Service, and Model Build log files
Configure BMC AMI Cost Management with BMC Compuware's Strobe

The following table provides details about the Administration Tools:

Administration Tool	Description
Manage Model Builder Tasks	Add, modify or remove Model Builder Tasks You can perform the following actions to your cost models: Specify different workload types and filters Gather data from different Capacity Database Web Services databases Setup time zone offsets Exclude particular LPARs from the model Designate zNALC LPARs to include in the model Include mobile workload transaction reductions in the model Schedule the Model Builder Task to run at a specific time on specific days This tool provides a list of the available Model Builder Tasks that have been created by the administrator. Additionally, you have the option to run any task immediately. For more information, see Defining-Model-Builder-Tasks and Scheduling-Model-Builder-Tasks.
Application Log Viewer	View the following types of logs: Model Build logs MLC Contract Build logs Model Build Event logs Service Event logs RBA Audit logs Audit logs For more information, see Displaying-Cost-Management-log-files.
Strobe Configuration Tool	Configure the BMC Compuware Strobe web location For more information, see Configuring-the-BMC-Compuware-Strobe-web-location.

Group-based component tools

Based on the user's group assignment, BMC AMI Cost Management can perform a variety of reporting and analysis functions. The following table describes the available tools:

Component	Description
MLC Monthly Reporting	Generate monthly MSU Summary Reports and perform a comparative analysis of R4HA MSU Utilizations by MLC Product, CPC, LPAR, or Workload
MLC Planning	Create sub-capacity licensed product cost optimization plans for future activity and data center environment changes as per MLC model
TFP Planning	Create sub-capacity licensed product cost optimization plans for future activity and data center environment changes as per TFP model
MLC Software Contract Reporting	Generate MLC Software Contract Summary Reports and perform comparative analysis of budgeted allocations, actual monthly costs, and future cost projections for the entire duration of a contract
iCap Configurations	Create a configuration file for iCap (BMC AMI Ops Automation for Capping)
TFP Monthly Reporting	Generate TFP Monthly Summary Reports

Cost Management tools