Use of Filter Properties and Resource Conditions while setting Metered Resource Pricing in Cloud Assert Billing Solution

Use of Filter Properties and Resource Conditions while setting Metered Resource Pricing in Cloud Assert Billing Solution

Resource Condition

Resource condition is given to set different prices for the same metered resource based on the volume of raw usage units. This can be done by cloning a configured metered resource and setting a new monthly unit price for it.

Example:

ID

Meter Display name

Meter Id

Monthly Unit Price

Resource Condition

(Meter Id and Units)

1

Table Capacity (Small)

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4

$ 0.018

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 < 3

2

Table Capacity (Medium)

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4

$ 0.05

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 > 3 && B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 < 10

3

Table Capacity (Large)

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4

$ 0.20

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 > 10 && B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 <= 50

4

Table Capacity (Very Large)

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4

$ 1.5

B4438D5D-453B-4EE1-B42A-DC72E377F1E4 >= 51

 

Use of Properties

Properties are like resource condition where different prices can be set for the same metered resource based on the property of resource (E.g. VMs, SQL DBs, etc.) which is reported in the raw usage records.

Example:

ID

Meter Display name

Meter Id

Monthly Unit Price

Property Key

Property Value

1

Windows Basic_A0

9CD92D4C-BAFD-4492-B278-BEDC2DE8232A

$ 30

AdditionalInfo_ServiceType

Basic_A0

2

Windows Basic_A4

9CD92D4C-BAFD-4492-B278-BEDC2DE8232A

$ 35

AdditionalInfo_ServiceType

Basic_A4

3

Windows Standard_A0

9CD92D4C-BAFD-4492-B278-BEDC2DE8232A

$ 50

AdditionalInfo_ServiceType

Standard_A0

4

Windows Standard_DS5_v2

9CD92D4C-BAFD-4492-B278-BEDC2DE8232A

$ 100

AdditionalInfo_ServiceType

Standard_DS5_v2