VMware VCENTER CHARGEBACK 1.5 Manual page 82

vCenter Chargeback User's Guide
Delete a Chargeback Hierarchy
You can remove invalid or unwanted chargeback hierarchies from the application.
You must have delete privilege on the hierarchy to delete it.
C You cannot undo a delete hierarchy operation. If a hierarchy is deleted, all the information associated
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with the hierarchy is lost.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Hierarchy tab, select the required chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the
left pane of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed.
2 Right-click the hierarchy and select Delete this hierarchy from the pop-up menu.
A dialog box confirming the action is displayed.
3 Click OK.
The chargeback hierarchy is deleted permanently from the application.
Assign Attributes
You can assign one or more attributes to the entities in a chargeback hierarchy. For example, you can create
an attribute called
their geographical location.
You must have read privilege on the hierarchy and update privilege on the chargeback hierarchical entity to
perform this task.
Procedure
1 In the Manage Hierarchy tab, select the required chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the
left pane of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed.
2 Expand the hierarchy by clicking the plus sign (+) to the left of the hierarchy name.
The first-level entities in the hierarchy are displayed. You can view all the entities in the hierarchy by
clicking the plus sign to the left of the entities that have sub-entities.
3 Right-click the entity to which you want to assign attributes and select Manage Attributes from the pop-
up menu.
The Assign Attributes screen is displayed. The screen lists the entities created in the application and the
entities imported from the vCenter Server. It also displays the attribute values, if any.
4 Enter or update the values for the attributes that you want to assign to the entity.
You can overwrite the values of the attributes imported from the vCenter Server. However, these changes
will not be reflected in the vCenter Server.
5 Click Apply.
The attributes with their values are assigned to the entity and can be included in the chargeback report.
The attribute value assigned to an entity does not get propagated to the child entities. You must individually
set the value for the attributes on each of the entities.
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and then assign it to the required entities and give it a value that indicates
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