Using the MSU Cost Editor

Cost Analyzer sets the default value of the cost coefficients in these tables to zero. You must edit the cost coefficients in the cost tables by entering your actual cost coefficient values provided by IBM.

To edit the cost coefficients

1. From the console, click Administration Tools.
2. From the Administration Tools dialog, click MSU Cost Editor.The MSU Cost Editor displays showing a listing of MLC products as shown in Sample MSU Cost Table.

3.  In the MSU Cost Editor, perform one of the following actions:

   • To specify coefficients for a specific product, find the row for that product and click the Edit link in the Cost Coefficients column.
   • To specify or modify cost coefficients for individual Features of an MLC product, click the triangle icon ( ) in that product's row to display the product's available features; then, click Edit in the Cost Coefficients column for the feature that you want.

   A dialog displays a cost table showing the MSU ranges and their associated cost coefficients:

   Figure: Sample MSU Cost Table

   

   Warning

   Note

   • A separate cost table is available for each Pricing Metric Type.
   • If you are editing cost coefficients for CMP, see Setting-up-Cost-Analyzer-to-support-CMP.

4.  From the Pricing Metric Type drop-down list, click the desired type to select its cost table for editing.You should edit a separate cost table for each Pricing Metric Type associated with the MLC product. The pencil icon next to the Pricing Metric Type designation indicates that the cost table has been previously edited.

   Success

   Tip

   You can edit multiple cost tables at one time. If you want to switch to another cost table, click Pricing Metric Type to select it. You can perform this action whenever you want to alternate between cost tables.

5. Set the Base charge.

   Warning

   Note

   For Flat Workload License Charges (FWLC), you can only enter the flat price as MSU ranges do not apply to this type.

6.  Edit the cost coefficients values in the cost table, entering the coefficients provided in your IBM License Agreement.For each level in the MSU range, you can specify the cost coefficient associated with this MSU usage.

   Warning

   Note

   You can perform the following functions to all of the cost coefficients in the cost table:

   • Click Reset to defaults to reset the values of the selected Price Metric to zero.
   • Specify a percentage and click Apply to increase or decrease the cost coefficients by a percentage.
7. If you want to edit the cost table for another Pricing Metric Type, repeat Step 4 through Step 6.
8. When finished editing cost coefficients, click Accept.Cost Analyzer applies your changes and closes the dialog.
9. Repeat Step 3 through Step 8 for each MLC product you want to edit.
10. When finished editing MLC products in the MSU Cost Editor, click Save Changes.