Both costing methods can
track and charge for HSM and SMS data sets. Both methods can
also derive charging rates and the billing account from a
choice of several tables. These tables are listed below in
order of interrogation:
- Data set name table -
searches by
the full data set name
- Data set qualifier
table - searches by any high level portion
of the data set name
- Volume - searches by
the volume serial number of the volume to be charged
- Device type table -
searches by the DASD device type to be charged
"Common" Rate Table allows the system administrator to set
resource rates for DAMS and all of the Charging Systems from
one location. In addition to rates, this table allows users to
convert usage measurements from track/hours to mega-byte/days
or megabyte/weeks.
Table maintenance may be performed on the host through the
ISPF Panel System or the graphical user interface. It may also
be performed from a PC through the KOMAND Information Manager
(KIM) running on a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT system.
The billing account number may optionally be obtained from
the job card of the allocating job instead of the above
tables.
The main output of DAMS is a file of debit records
summarized at the account level by DASD device type. This
debit file is intended to be input to KOMAND/FMS where it can
be merged with other enterprise-wide charges to produce
consolidated invoices and other financial reports.
As DAMS produces summary records for billing, a history
file may optionally be kept for detailed reporting down to the
individual data set level.