Choose Tools→Statistics→Accounting Policies from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Accounting Policies form opens.

Click Create, or choose an existing accounting policy and click Properties. The Accounting Policy (Create) form opens.

Specify a file policy.

Note: If you do not specify a file policy, a file policy with default values is automatically created and associated with the accounting policy. When a file policy is automatically created, you must verify that the file policy settings are appropriate for the accounting policy.

Configure the required parameters.

Click Apply. The form displays additional tabs.

If the policy type is not a Custom Record policy type, go to Step 14 .

Click on the Custom Record tab. The Significant Change Criteria tab is displayed.

Configure the significant change criteria, if required.

1. Configure the Significant Change Delta parameter.

2. In the Reference Queue panel, select the All Queues parameter to monitor all queues for significant change, or click Select to choose one queue.

3. In the Reference Queue panel, select the Ingress Counters and Egress Counters to monitor.

4. In the Reference Override panel, select the All Overrides parameter to monitor all override counters for significant change, or click Select to choose one override counter.

5. In the Reference Override panel, select the Ingress Counters and Egress Counters to monitor.

6. In the Reference Policers panel, select the All Policers parameter to monitor all policer counters for significant change, or click Select to choose one policer counter.

7. In the Reference Policers panel, select the Ingress Counters and Egress Counters to monitor.

If the policy type is Custom Record AA Subscriber, specify the AA counters to monitor.

1. Click on the Application Assurance tab.

2. Select one or more Application Assurance, To Subscriber, and From Subscriber counters to monitor.

3. Specify the Optional Attributes to include in the record.

Configure queue counters to monitor, if required.

1. Click on the Queue Counter Config tab.

2. Click Create. The CustomQueue Config (Create) form opens.

3. Configure the ID parameter to specify a queue.

4. Specify one or more Ingress and Egress counters to monitor.

5. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.

Configure override counters to monitor, if required.

1. Click on the Override Counter Config tab.

2. Click Create. The Custom Override Config (Create) form opens.

3. Configure the ID parameter to specify an override.

4. Specify one or more Ingress and Egress counters to monitor.

5. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.

Configure policer counters to monitor, if required.

1. Click on the Policer Counter Config tab.

2. Click Create. The Policer (Create) form opens.

3. Configure the ID parameter to specify a policer.

4. Specify one or more Ingress and Egress counters to monitor.

5. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.

Click Apply.

Distribute the policy to NEs, as required.

Close the open forms.

End of steps