Billing users

SMF reports data that installations can use as a basis for billing algorithms and reports. The following sample procedure briefly summarizes one approach installations might follow in creating algorithms and reports from SMF data:

1. Establish the primary goal(s) that the installation wants to achieve from billing its users for computer services.
2. Break down these goals into specific billing objectives.
3. Review the SMF-recorded data items to determine the data items that best satisfy the installation's billing objectives.
4. Create billing algorithms using the appropriate SMF-recorded data items.
5. Generate billing reports for the installation's users (or for management review).