Usage Allocation Pools

Usage Allocation Pools reallocate the charges to each user based on their overall usage so that you can more accurately distribute the cost of services. A usage pool consists of services linked to an account from which the total pool is calculated. Each service in the pool has a usage allocation size. The size of the pool is the sum of the individual usage allocations for all services that are part of the pool. A Usage Allocation Pool can be for a single user or across multiple accounts in an account hierarchy.

The Redistribute Usage Rules Billing system setting must be set to TRUE to utilize usage allocation pools. Refer to System Settings in the user guide or the Billing System Settings Knowledge Base article for more information.

Refer to the Knowledge Base article for more information about Usage Allocation Pools.

Refer to the following topics for additional information about working with allocation pools: