# Metering Units

**URL:** <https://community.automationedge.com/t/metering-units/10143>\
**Category:** Process Studio\
**Tags:** rpa\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/metering-units/10143 "2023-07-13T07:30:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![pranitakapse8508](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@pranitakapse8508](https://community.automationedge.com/u/pranitakapse8508)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 7:30am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/metering-units/10143/1 "2023-07-13T07:30:55Z")

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What is metering unit and step unit? What is the use of it?

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**Author:** ![Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jane](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Jane)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/metering-units/10143/2 "2023-07-13T10:11:24Z")

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Hi! Pranita

Every Plugin step/entry has a specific number of step units assigned to them, also known as metering units. So the metering units for a workflow is the sum of metering units of its steps. The total number of step units consumed is the sum of step units of all the active workflows on AutomationEdge which cannot exceed the step/metering units available for the license.

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