There are two ways to define the cost profile:
Ü Note&emdash; A cost profile can have both fixed and variable costs applied to it.
· Fixed Costs &endash; A fixed cost can be created based on the startup cost.
· Variable Costs &endash; Variable costs depend on the cost definition, a Route cost per unit or unit of time. There are three ways for defining variable costs:
¡ Cost duration based on elapsed time &endash; To define, a cost duration time is entered in the CostDuration field and then the amount per that time is entered in the CostPerHour field as shown here:
¡ Cost based on a lower and upper bound time &endash; To define, a time of day is entered in the LowerBoundHourOfDay field and in the UpperBoundHourOfDay field. A cost is then entered in the CostPerHour field as shown here:
Note&emdash; The Lower and Upper
Bound Hour of Day fields will auto-fill time inserted in the hh:mm format.
For example, if a user entered ’12’ and did not type the colon
within a few seconds, Route Planner fills in the rest to fit the format,
as in ’12:00’.
¡ Cost based on lower and upper distance &endash; To define, a starting distance is entered in the LowerBoundDistance field and an ending distance is entered in the UpperBoundDistance field. A cost is then entered in the CostPerDistance field as shown here:
¡ Cost based on lower and upper number of stops &endash; To define, a starting number of stops is entered in the LowerBoundNoOfStops field and an ending number of stops is entered in the UppBoundNoOfStops field. A cost is then entered in the CostPerStop field as shown here:
To create a Cost Profile:
1 Select Data > Cost Profile.
The Cost Profiles list page appears:
2 Right-click on the Cost Profiles page and select New.
The New Cost Profile page appears:
3 If specifying a startup cost, enter the cost in the StartupCost field.
4 If specifying a cost definition, enter the cost and additional information in the appropriate fields. Refer to the above Variable Cost description of each type of cost definition for instructions on creating each type of cost definition.
To create additional cost definitions, click New.
5 Click Save to save the cost profile and return to the Edit Cost Profile page or click Save and Close to return to the Cost Profiles page.
Ü Note&emdash; Clicking Delete will delete the cost profile. A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete. Click Ok to delete.
A cost profile can also be deleted on the Cost Profiles page by right-clicking on it and selecting Delete.
