Settings > Chargeback > Cost Variable options

You can create cost variables based on various parameters to determine cost of various services.

A description of the Settings > Chargeback > Cost Variable options follows in the table.

Table: Cost Variable options

Option	Description
Name	Displays the name of the cost variable that you add.
Metric	Displays the metric that you select for the cost variable.
Total Date Ranges and Rates	Displays the date ranges and rate in units for the date range that you select.

And if you click the Add option, a page with the following settings appears.

Table: Add Cost Variable options

Option	Description
Variable Name	Enter a name for the cost variable that you want to add.
Variable Metric	Select a variable metric from the drop-down list for the cost variable that you add.
Job Type	Measure costs for a specific type of job, for example Backup or Restore. The default option is All.
Job Policy Type	Measure costs for the jobs that use a specific policy type. In NetBackup, the policy type determines the type of clients that can be part of the policy and, in some cases, the types of backups that can be performed on the clients. Examples include DB2, Sybase, and MS Exchange Server. The default policy type is All.
Job Transport Type	Measure cost for a specific transport type for example, LAN (local area network) or FT (Fibre Transport). The default option is All.
Job Storage Type	Measure cost for a specific storage type for example, tape or disk. OpsCenter supports NetBackup's disk-based data protection feature, which enables you to select disk as a storage type, when a cost variable is created. The default option is All.
Date Range Starts	Select to add a start date to the cost variable.
Date Range Ends	Select to add a end date to the cost variable. You can also select Never as the end date.
Rate	Add an associated rate to the cost variable.
Add New Range	Select to add more date ranges.