Schema for Billing Policy Resource

The schema for the Billing Policy resource contains the following elements:

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ExpressionType

Name

Type

Description

ExpressionType

xs:string

Represents a billing policy expression in vCenter Chargeback Manager. Expression must not exceed 4000 characters.

BillingPoliciesType

Name

Type

Description

BillingPolicy

BillingPolicyType

Represents a billing policy in vCenter Chargeback Manager.

BillingPolicyType

Includes the elements of ResourceType.

Name

Type

Description

Expression

ExpressionType

A billing policy defines an expression that is used for identifying the attribute selected for the computing resources to be considered for calculating the costs. Therefore, a billing policy must account for all the computing resources.

StartTime

xs:long

Start time (in milliseconds; from January 1, 1970 GMT 00:00) of the time period for which the billing policy is in effect.

EndTime

xs:long

End time (in milliseconds; from January 1, 1970 GMT 00:00) of the time period for which the billing policy is in effect. If this is not specified, the API sets the billing policy without any end time. If specified, it must be specified as later than the start time.