Abiquo 6.0.1 introduces multiple cost codes for extra charges and enables users to add cost codes for extra charges to VMs. You can now add multiple cost codes to VM templates, and to hardware profiles in private cloud. Abiquo will automatically add these cost codes to VMs, and you can add additional VM cost codes for extra charges. There are new cost code units for usage per CPU and per user licenses. Abiquo accounting and billing support multiple cost codes.
Abiquo 6.0.3 renames the Cost codes feature to Extra charges in the UI, and introduces changes to the privileges. The Extra charges tab will display in the VM templates and VMs for all users that can edit them.
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Manage cost codes
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From Abiquo 6.0.3, these privileges are applied as follows.
Context | Action | Cost code and extra charges privileges | ||
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Create, Edit or Capture a VM | to change the hardware profileNo additional privileges required | Modify extra charges when you create, edit, or capture a VMDisplay Extra charges tab | - | |
Modify Extra charges | Manage virtual machine extra charges In a VM, edit | |||
Edit a VM | Change the hardware profile of a VM | - | ||
Edit the number of user licenses of an extra charge | Manage virtual machine extra chargesEdit | |||
Create a VM template | Manage virtual machine template extra charges | Create a VM template | No additional privileges required. - | - |
Edit a VM template | Display Extra charges tab | - | ||
Edit extra charges | Manage virtual machine template extra charges |
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Create a cost code for an extra charge
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Apply cost codes for extra charges to VM templates and hardware profiles
The Extra charges tab will always display when you edit a VM template.
Before you begin:
Check that you have the privileges to Manage virtual machine template extra charges and/or the to Manage hardware profile extra charges.
To apply a cost code for an extra charge to a VM template:
Edit the VM template and go to extra charges
Click the + add button
Select an extra charge, click Add
After you finish adding extra charges and editing the template, click Save
You can also add an extra charge to a hardware profile in the same way.
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Create
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VMs and add cost codes for extra charges
When you create a VM, Abiquo will automatically add cost codes for extra charges from the hardware profile and the VM template as inherited cost codes.
The user cannot change the inherited cost codes.
The Extra charges tab will display for all users who can edit the VM.
You can add more cost codes for extra charges to the VM. This requires the privilege to Manage virtual machine extra charges
If you are using a cost code for extra charges that will be billed for Usage user licenses, enter the number of users. This requires the privilege to Manage virtual machine extra charges
When you later edit a VM and change the hardware profile, Abiquo will update the cost codes for extra charges.
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Capture a VM and add cost codes
When you capture a VM, you can also add cost codes for extra charges of type Virtual machine or All.
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