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 the Product Comparison screen, then the PC Usage Profile view.

2. In the PC Usage Profile list, add a record for the region, and complete the necessary fields.

   Add the region that you entered as a list of values for the region attribute of that class.

   Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Comments
   On Peak Usage	Type a number that represents the proportion of usage that is during peak hours for a typical customer in the region. The number must be decimal value less than 1 (for example, 0.3).
   Off Peak Usage	Type a number that represents the proportion of usage that is during off peak hours for a typical customer in the region. The number must be decimal value less than 1 (for example, 0.7).
   Summer Multiplier	Type a number for the multiplier to use to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in the region (for example, 5).
   Winter Multiplier	Type a number for the multiplier to use to convert a quarterly bill amount into an annual amount for a typical customer in the region (for example, 3)