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Setting Up Usage Profiles

Administrators must set up the usage information that the price comparison feature uses to determine annual costs. This information includes data about the regions and multipliers to take into account for seasons when converting bills into annual costs.

This task is a step in Process of Setting Up Price Comparison.

To set up a usage profile

1. Navigate to Product Comparison > PC Usage Profile.
2. In the PC Usage Profile list, add a record for the region.

   The region should be one that you entered as a list of values for the region attribute of that class.

3. Complete the necessary fields. Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Comments
   Peak Usage	Must be decimal value less than 1 that represents the proportion of usage that is during peak hours for a typical customer in that region. Example: 0.3
   Off Peak Usage	Must be decimal value less than 1 that represents the proportion of usage that is during off peak hours for a typical customer in that region. Example: 0.7
   Summer Multiplier	The multiplier to be used to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in that region. Example: 5
   Winter Multiplier	The multiplier to be used to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in that region. Example: 3