Cost Management

• 1: Overview
• 2: How-to Guides
• 2.1: Usage and Billing Details
• 2.2: Payment History
• 2.3: Cost Analysis
• 2.4: Credit Management
• 2.5: Budget Management
• 2.6: Cost Savings
• 2.7: Account
• 2.8: Payment Management
• 2.9: Carbon emissions
• 2.10: EDP Report
• 3: Release Note

1 - Overview

Service Overview

Cost Management service provides tools to manage and track Samsung Cloud Platform service costs.

By identifying cost trends and savings opportunities, you can make faster and more accurate financial decisions. Users can efficiently obtain the information they need by grouping and segmenting data.

Provided features

• Usage and Billing Details: You can forecast the estimated amount for this month and verify the billed amount. * Provides the cost, usage, and unit price per resource, and can be saved as an Excel file.
• Payment History: Provided when the payment method is a credit card. * Check the billed amount, overdue amount, payment date, and payment status.
• Cost Analysis: You can view cost trends for up to 6 months. * Provides cost grouping and various search filters to analyze cost and usage data.
• Credit Management: You can manage and use Credit.
• Billing Tag: Apply tags to cost data to view and analyze by tag in usage and billing details and cost analysis. * You can categorize and manage costs based on various criteria such as projects, services, departments, and environments.
• Budget Management: You can set and manage budgets.
• Cost Savings: You can reduce usage costs by setting a time commitment for the Compute services in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
• Account: You can view the Account’s information. * You can view the Account name, Account ID, alias, and company name.
• Payment Management: Provides information about the payment methods of the Account. * Credit card and bank transfer deposit information will be displayed.
• Carbon Emissions: You can view the carbon emissions generated when using services on the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, monthly carbon emission trends, carbon emissions by service group, and carbon emissions by account.

Constraints

1. Provided based on the Asia/Seoul(GMT +09:00) timezone.
2. Termination fees and Support plan amounts are viewable in the month when billing settlement is completed.
3. Cost analysis is provided on a monthly basis.
4. Tag information for the billing report is provided when the email is sent.

Preceding Service

Cost Management has no prerequisite service.

2 - How-to Guides

Users can support cloud efficiency optimization by utilizing various cost management tools through the Cost Management of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. Through Cost Management, you can view usage and billing details, payment history, and cost analysis, and you can manage Credit, budget, Account, and payment methods.

Check usage and billing details

You can forecast this month’s estimated costs for services used in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console and view the billed amount.

To view usage and billing details, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Usage and Billing Details menu. 2. Navigate to the Usage and Billing Details page.
3. Usage and Billing Details page’s top‑right period setting area, select the year and month for which you want to view usage and billing details. 3. The usage or billing details for the specified period are displayed.
4. Select the item to view details from the top right of the cost detail list. 4. Detailed information for this item is displayed.

Check payment history

You can view items such as billed amount, usage amount, overdue amount, and payment amount in the monthly payment history of the Account.

In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can view a user’s account payment history by month.

To use the payment history, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Payment History menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Payment History page.
3. Payment History page allows you to view the payment history for the specified Account.

   Item	Explanation
   Billing Year-Month	Billing reference year-month
   Billing amount	The amount obtained by adding the accumulated unpaid amount to the current month’s usage amount.
   Usage amount	Current month’s usage amount
   Outstanding amount (current month)	Unpaid amount for the current month
   Outstanding amount (cumulative)	Total … amount
   Payment amount	Show the actual payment currency symbol instead of the account’s contract currency.
   Payment date	Date of credit card payment

   Table. Payment details items

Cost analysis

You can view cost analysis data, such as an account’s estimated or actual billing amount for up to six months, the monthly average billing amount, and the top 5 costs. Follow the steps below to check the cost analysis.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Analysis menu. 2. Go to the Cost Analysis page.
3. On the Cost Analysis page, you can view the cost analysis for the relevant Account.
   • Select the query period in the upper right corner to view the cost analysis for that period.
   • The query period can be selected for up to six months from the start to the end.

4. Cost Analysis page allows you to view detailed cost information.

   Item	Explanation
   service group	Resource Service Group Notation
   service	Resource service name display
   Resource name	Resource name notation
   Billing amount or estimated billing amount*	The resource’s billed amount or estimated billed amount is displayed.

   Table. Detailed cost analysis items

Using Billing Tag

You can apply tags to cost data in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to manage and analyze expenses.

To use the billing tag, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Billing Tag menu. 2. Navigate to the Billing Tag List page.
3. Billing Tag List page, check the tag Key list and set the billing tag usage.

   Item	Explanation
   Tag Key	Tag key value Display all key list within the Account For an organization’s Management Account, display tag keys of all Member Accounts If tag keys are duplicated, provide only one
   Status	Whether to use billing tags
   Status change timestamp	Date and time used as a billing tag
   Used/Unused	You can change the billing tag’s usage status by clicking the active Use or Unused button.
   Excel download	Download the selected information from the list as an Excel file Activated when a tag key is selected from the list
   More	Change the usage status of the selected tag key in the list Allow changing the status of multiple tag keys at once

   Table. Billing tag list items

   Reference

   • You can use up to 500 billing tags.
   • In a Management Account, you can manage billing tags for the entire organization (Member Account).

Check Credit

You can view and manage the monthly usage of Credit received through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Credit Management menu. 2. Credit Management 페이지로 이동합니다.
3. On the Credit Management page, check the monthly usage of Credit.
   • By clicking the Expand button at the far right of the Account item, you can view the monthly detailed information.

     Category	Detailed description
     Category	Credit type
     Validity period	It applies up to the usage amount for the month indicated by the validity period. In the credit expiration month, a extend button appears.
     Payment Credit	Credits paid for each Credit type and issuance date
     Remaining Credti	Remaining Credit amount after subtracting total used Credit from the received Credit
     Usage month	You can view the monthly limit amount set by the user for the given month. In the current month, a Set Limit button appears, allowing you to set the Credit amount you wish to use for the month within the remaining Credit.
     Monthly limit	This is the monthly limit amount set by the user. If not set, it displays the same amount as the remaining Credit each month.
     Monthly usage credit	This is the Credit cost actually incurred within the monthly limit set for that month.
     Monthly remaining credit	This is the amount after subtracting the Credit actually used from the monthly limit set for that month. The balance is included in the remaining Credit.

     Table. Credit management list

Budget Management

You can set and manage budgets. To view the budget management information, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu, please click. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Budget Management menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Budget Management page.
3. Budget Management page lets you view the list of configured budgets.

   Category	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Budget name for distinguishing generated budgets
   Management Type	You can view the type that manages the budget. Monthly Budget Setting: Reset the amount spent on a monthly basis Total Budget Setting: Accumulate the spent amount from the set month onward
   Budget setting amount	Check the configured budget.
   This month’s usage amount	Displays the amount used for the Account up to yesterday in the current month.
   Consumption rate	It indicates the proportion of the amount used up to yesterday relative to the budgeted amount for this month. For the total budget, it is calculated as the sum of this month’s usage from the start month.
   Estimated usage amount for this month	It indicates the estimated total usage amount for this month, based on the usage fees up to yesterday in the current month of the Account.
   Estimated consumption rate	Indicates the ratio of the expected usage amount this month to the budgeted amount. For the total budget, it is calculated as the sum of the estimated usage amount from the start month through the current month.
   More button	Click the More button in the list to go to the Budget Edit page.

   Table. Budget Management List Information

Cost Savings

Users can set time commitments for Compute services in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to reduce usage costs. To view detailed information of Cost Savings, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings List menu. 2. Cost Savings List Navigate to the page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. 3. Cost Savings Details Go to the page.
   • The Cost Savings Details page consists of Coverage, Utilization, Plan Group tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     Plan group name	Plan group name
     Plan ID	Plan group ID
     Contract period	Plan group’s contract period
     Start date	Plan start date
     Expiration date	Plan expiration date
     Hourly contracted amount	Hourly contracted amount
     Status	Plan application status Creating: Waiting for plan creation after application is completed Active: Plan start status Expired: Plan term expiration status
     Cancel application	Cancel the plan application Cancellation is only possible in Creating status

     Table. Cost Savings list information

Check Account Information

You can view Account information and manage Account aliases. To check the Account information, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Account menu. 2. Go to the Account page.
   • You can also navigate by clicking My menu > Account in the top right of the Console.
3. On the Account page, check the Account information.

   Item	Explanation
   Account name	The name assigned to an Account when creating the Account. It allows the Account to be easily identified when managing multiple accounts.
   AccountID	The unique identifier of the Account. Used when an IAM user logs in.
   Account alias	Alias assigned to the Account when creating the Account. When managing multiple Accounts, it helps to easily identify the Account for billing management and other purposes. IAM users can log in to the Console using the Account alias. Edit: Modify the Account alias. Account 별칭 수정하기 See Delete: Delete the Account alias. Account 별칭 삭제하기 See
   Company name	Company name entered when registering a payment method

   Table. Account detailed information

Manage payment methods

In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can view and add payment methods registered to the Account. To verify the payment method, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Payment Management menu. 2. Go to the Payment Management page.
3. Payment Management page allows you to view the currently registered payment methods.

Check carbon emissions

You can check the carbon emissions generated when using services in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To check the carbon emissions per service, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Carbon Emissions menu. 2. Go to the Carbon Emissions page.
3. In the period setting area at the top right, set the period to view carbon emissions.

   Category	Detailed description
   Carbon emissions by period	Carbon emissions from day 1 to the present and On-prem. vs carbon emissions display Month-end forecast On-prem. vs: Display month-end forecast On-prem. vs increase/decrease amount Month-end forecast carbon emissions: Month-end forecast carbon emissions
   Carbon Emission Trend	Display the carbon emission trend compared to last month as a graph Hover the mouse cursor over the graph to view the total carbon emissions Month-over-month: Shows the percentage change (%) of carbon emissions compared to the previous month Change amount: The increase/decrease in carbon emissions compared to the previous month Previous month’s carbon emissions: Carbon emissions of the previous month
   Monthly average carbon emissions	Average carbon emissions over the past six months
   Carbon Emissions Graph	Carbon emission graph from day 1 to the present Overall: Display carbon emissions of all services By Service Category: Select a service category (e.g., Compute, Storage) to display its carbon emissions Hover the mouse cursor over the graph to view detailed information for that graph
   Carbon emissions by service	Carbon emissions by service from the 1st to the present Download detailed Excel: Download carbon emissions by service as an Excel file

   Table. This month's carbon emission information

Check EDP Report

When entering an EDP contract, you can view the contract information and usage cost details.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the EDP Report menu. 2. Navigate to the EDP Report page.

2.1 - Usage and Billing Details

You can predict this month’s estimated cost for the services used in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console and view the billed amount.

Check usage and billing details

You can view usage or billing details in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To view usage and billing details, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu, click it. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Usage and Billing Details menu. 2. Go to the Usage and Billing Details page.

3. On the Usage and Billing Details page, in the period setting area at the top right, select the year and month for which you want to view usage and billing details. 3. The usage or billing details for the specified period are displayed.

   • If the selected period is an unbilled month, you can view the estimated usage amount, estimated billing amount, monthly average billing amount in the usage details.

     Item	Explanation
     Estimated usage amount(*)	Estimated usage amount from the 1st of the current month to the day before the query date
     Estimated billing amount(*)	Predicted billing amount based on the usage amount trend from the 1st to the end of the current month.
     Monthly average billing amount	Average monthly billing amount for the past 6 months

     Table. Unbilled monthly usage details items
   • If the selected period is the billing settlement month, you can view billing amount, billing trend, monthly average billing amount in the billing details.

     Item	Explanation
     Billing amount	The billed amount for the queried month. The billing date is the tax invoice issuance date.
     Claim Trend	Billing amount for two months. Check the change rate and change amount.
     Monthly average billing amount	Average monthly billing amount for the past 6 months

     Table. Billing settlement monthly billing details items

4. In the top right of the cost detail list, select the item whose details you want to view. 4. Detailed information for this item is displayed.

   • Service Fees by Category: You can view detailed fee information for each service.
     • You can use Tag filter. * For more details, please refer to Using Tag Filter.

       Item	Explanation
       service group	Service name
       service	Resource Type
       type	Server type
       Resource name	Resource name
       Region	Resource usage region
       Contract period	Contract term
       unit price	Rate units and pricing criteria
       Usage	Resource usage time
       Estimated usage amount(*) / Total usage amount	Estimated usage amount from day 1 to the present If the selected period is the billing settlement month, total usage amount
       Estimated discount amount(*) / Discount amount	Estimated discount amount If the set period is the billing settlement month, discount amount
       Estimated billing amount(*) / Billing amount	Estimated monthly billing amount per resource If the selected period is the billing settlement month, billing amount
       Detailed usage history / Detailed billing history	Detailed usage information and cost per service After expanding the details, you can click the button to view detailed information If the selected period is the billing settlement month, Billing Details

       Detailed fee breakdown by service

       Reference

       The discount amount through Planned Compute, Cost Saving, etc., is the amount up to D‑1 based on the query date.
   • Discount Rate: You can view the detailed discount rate information.

     Item	Explanation
     Account name	Account name
     Discount Type	Discount Type
     type	Server type
     Resource name	Resource name
     Region	Resource usage region
     Estimated discount amount	Estimated discount amount

     Table. Discount Rate Details

     Reference

     The discount amount through Planned Compute, Cost Saving, etc., is the amount up to D‑1 based on the query date.
   • Charges per Account: You can view detailed charge information for each account.

     Item	Explanation
     Account name/Service group	Account name and service categories used by the Account
     Service	Service name
     type	Server type
     Resource name	Resource name
     Region	Resource usage region
     Contract period	Contract term
     Unit price	Rate Units and Pricing Criteria
     Usage	Resource usage time
     Estimated usage amount(*) / Total usage amount	Estimated usage amount from day 1 to now If the selected period is the billing settlement month, total usage amount
     Estimated discount amount(*) / Discount amount	Estimated discount amount If the set period is the billing settlement month, discount amount
     Estimated billing amount(*) / Billing amount	Estimated monthly billing amount per resource If the selected period is the billing settlement month, billing amount
     Detailed usage history / Detailed billing history	Detailed usage information and cost per service Account name/Service group After expanding the item, you can click the button to view detailed information If the selected period is the billing settlement month, Billing details

     Table. Detailed charge breakdown by account

Using Tag Filter

You can set a filter to select a tag and view detailed cost information for resources that have that tag applied.

To use the tag filter, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Usage and Billing Details menu. 2. Navigate to the Usage and Billing Details page.
3. Usage and Billing Details page’s top-right period setting area, select the year and month to view usage and billing details. 3. The usage or billing details for the specified period are displayed.
4. Click the Service-specific charges button in the upper right corner of the cost detail list, then click the Tag filter button. 4. Tag Filter The popup window opens.
   • The Tag Filter button is enabled only when Service-specific pricing is selected.
5. Select the key of the resource to view the cost details. 5. The Value corresponding to the entered Key is displayed below.
6. After selecting the Value of the resource for which you want to view the cost details, click the Apply Filter button.
7. Check the detailed breakdown with the Tag Filter applied in Service-specific Pricing.

Download detailed file

You can download the detailed cost information for the full usage or billing records of the selected period as an Excel file.

To download the detailed report file, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Usage and Billing Details menu. 2. Navigate to the Usage and Billing Details page.
3. On the Usage and Billing Details page, select the year and month in the period setting area at the top right to view usage and billing details. 3. The usage or billing details for the specified period are displayed.
4. In the top right of the cost detail list, select the item to view its details. 4. Detailed information for this item is displayed.
5. Click the Download detailed Excel button. 5. File Download popup window opens.
6. After selecting the download method, click the Confirm button.
   • Direct download (without tags): Download the Excel file using the current browser
   • Email sending (including tags): Send the Excel file to the email registered in the Console
   • Send usage email for abnormal cost detection verification: If there is an abnormal cost detection record, send an Excel file to the email registered in the Console.
7. Open the downloaded Excel file and check the details.

   Item	Explanation
   Contract number	Ledger ID (unique key of the instance)
   Account ID	Account ID
   Account name	Account name
   Billing Year-Month	Cost billing year-month
   Service	service group
   type	Service name
   Resource name	Resource name
   Region	Resource usage region name
   tag	Resource tag information displayed only when sending email not included when downloading directly
   Unit price	Rate units and rate criteria
   Usage	Resource usage time
   call	Account currency
   Usage amount	Amount before discount
   Planned Compute	Discounted amount with Planned Compute
   Estimated payment amount	Final payment amount after the discount is excluded from the usage amount

   Table. Detailed Excel file items

2.2 - Payment History

Users can view items such as billed amount, usage amount, overdue amount, and payment amount for each category in their account’s monthly payment history through the payment history in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Check payment history

In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can view a user’s account payment history by month.

To use the payment history, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Payment History menu. You will be taken to the Payment History page.
3. Payment History page lets you view the payment history for the relevant Account.

   Item	description
   Billing Year-Month	Billing reference year-month
   Billing amount	The amount that adds the accumulated unpaid balance to the current month’s usage amount.
   Usage amount	Current month usage amount
   Handsome amount (current month)	Unpaid amount for the current month
   Handsome amount (cumulative)	Total outstanding amount
   Payment amount	Display the actual payment currency symbol rather than the account’s contract currency.
   Payment date	Date of credit card payment
   Payment status	Payment status Normal: Payment completed Delinquent: Overdue for more than 1 month

   Table. Payment details items

Download detailed Excel

You can download the payment history as an Excel file.

To download the payment history as an Excel file, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Payment History menu. You will be taken to the Payment History page.
3. On the Payment History page, click the Download Detailed Excel button.
4. Please check the downloaded Excel file.

2.3 - Cost Analysis

Users can view cost analysis data, such as the estimated or actual charges for up to six months, the monthly average charge, and the top 5 costs for their account, through the cost analysis in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Check cost analysis

You can view cost analysis in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To check the cost analysis, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Analysis menu. You will be taken to the Cost Analysis page.
3. On the Cost Analysis page, you can view the cost analysis for the relevant Account.
   • If you select the query period in the upper right corner, you can view the cost analysis for that period.
   • The query period can be set for a maximum of six months, from the start date to the end date.
   • For the query period, refer to each of the following: When the billing unsettled month is included, When only the billing settled month is present, When only the billing unsettled month is present, When only the current month is included.

5. You can view detailed cost breakdowns on the Cost Analysis page.

   Item	description
   service group	Resource Service Group Notation
   Service	Resource service name display
   Resource name	Resource name notation
   Billing amount or estimated billing amount*	The resource’s billed amount or estimated billed amount is displayed.

   Table. Cost analysis detailed breakdown items

If the query period includes a month with unsettled billing

In cost analysis, if the query period includes months with unbilled charges, we provide the total estimated charge amount*, monthly average charge amount, estimated monthly average charge amount*, and a graph.

If only the billing settlement month falls within the query period

In cost analysis, when only billing settlement months exist within the query period, we provide total billing amount, monthly average billing amount, top 5 costs, and a graph.

If only months with unbilled charges exist within the query period

In cost analysis, when only unsettled months are included within the query period, we provide the total estimated charge amount*, the monthly average charge amount, the estimated monthly average charge amount*, and a graph.

When the query period includes only the current month

In cost analysis, when only the current month is included within the query period, we provide the usage amount, estimated billing amount*, monthly average billing amount, and a graph.

Download detailed Excel

You can download the detailed cost analysis as an Excel file.

To download the detailed cost analysis as an Excel file, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Analysis menu. You will be taken to the Cost Analysis page.
3. On the Cost Analysis page, click the Detailed Excel Download button.
4. Please check the downloaded Excel file.

   Item	Explanation
   Contract number	Ledger ID (unique key of the instance)
   Account ID	Account ID
   Account name	Account name
   Billing Year-Month	Expense billing year-month
   Service	Service group
   type	Service name
   Resource name	Resource name
   Region	Resource usage region name
   Unit price	Rate unit and rate criteria
   Usage	Resource usage time
   Call	Account’s currency
   Usage amount	Amount before discount
   Planned Compute	Discounted amount with Planned Compute
   Termination fee	Termination fees are incurred for terminated resources. They apply for the termination date plus two months.
   Total amount used	Usage amount + termination fee - Planned Compute amount
   SLA	SLA discount amount
   Credit	Credit applied amount
   Other discounts	Total discount excluding SLA/Credit discount
   Billing amount	Final payable amount after discount is deducted from the total usage amount

   Table. Download detailed cost analysis Excel

2.4 - Credit Management

Users can view and manage the monthly usage of credits received through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Check Credit

You can check the Credit received in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To check the credit, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Service Home on the page, click the Credit Management menu. 2. Credit Management 페이지로 이동합니다.
3. On the Credit Management page, check the monthly usage of Credit.
   • Credit Summary Information: You can view summary information of valid Credit and expired Credit.

     Category	Detailed description
     Summary Category	Select Credit type to view summary information Valid Credit: Summary of currently valid Credits Expired Credit (last 6 months): Summary of Credits that expired within the last 6 months
     Summary Information	Summary information by summary category Valid Credit Total Remaining Credit: Total amount of Credit remaining Total Used Credit: Total amount of Credit used Number of Active Credits: Total count of valid Credits Expired Credit (last 6 months) Total Remaining Credit: Total amount of Credit unused Total Used Credit: Total amount of Credit used Number of Expired Credits: Total count of expired Credits

     Table. Credit summary items
   • Credit Detailed Information: You can view detailed information for each Credit type. * Click the Expand button at the far right of the Account item to display the monthly details.

     Category	Detailed description
     Category	Credit type
     Validity period	Apply up to the usage amount for the month shown as the Credit’s validity period In the month Credit expires, a renew button appears, and clicking the button allows renewal Credit 연장하기 see
     Payment Credit	Credits paid for each credit type and issuance date
     Remaining Credit	Remaining Credit amount after deducting total used Credit from the received Credit
     Usage month	Credit usage month When the usage month is clicked, you can view the monthly limit amount set by the user for that month In the current month, a Set Limit button appears, and clicking the button allows you to set the Credit amount you wish to use for the month within the remaining Credit Credit 한도 설정하기 see
     Monthly limit	User-defined monthly limit amount If not set, display the same amount as the remaining Credit each month
     Monthly usage credit	Credit cost actually used within the monthly limit set for that month
     Monthly remaining credit	The cost after subtracting the Credit actually used from the monthly limit set for that month the remaining balance is included in the remaining Credit

     Table. Credit detailed items

Extend Credit

In the Credit expiration month, you can see the Extend button to the right of the validity period.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Credit Management menu. 2. Credit Management 페이지로 이동합니다.
3. On the Credit Management page, click the Extend button. 3. Credit Extension The popup window opens.
4. Select the desired extension period among 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, then click the Confirm button.
   Caution

   • If the remaining amount of Credit that was not extended within the extension period expires, the Credit will be forfeited and can no longer be used.
   • Credit extensions are allowed only once, and after the extension is completed, the extended usage period cannot be changed.
   • Credit extensions can only be changed if you have IAM permissions or are a Root Account or Organization Manager Account.

Configure Credit Limit

Users can set the amount to be deducted from Credit among the current month’s usage amount in Credit management.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Service Home on the page, click the Credit Management menu. 2. Go to the Credit Management page.
3. On the Credit Management page, click the Set Limit button. 3. Credit limit setting The popup window opens.
4. Credit Limit Setting Check the Credit balance in the popup window.
   • When Automatic Full Deduction is enabled, the Credit monthly limit input field is disabled, and the full amount is automatically deducted each month.
   • If you disable the Automatic full deduction setting, the Credit monthly limit input field becomes active, allowing you to set the limit amount.
5. Credit Monthly Limit Enter the amount you wish to deduct each month in the input field.
   • KRW: Please enter an integer up to 12 digits only.
   • USD: Please enter an integer up to 12 digits. * You can enter up to two decimal places.
   • Amounts larger than the remaining Credit amount cannot be entered.
     Reference

     • Credit monthly limit The amount remains the same until the Credit period expires, and if the remaining Credit amount is less than the monthly set limit, the monthly limit will be the remaining Credit amount.
     • If you do not set a credit limit, the full amount will be automatically deducted.
     • A credit limit cannot be set when there is unsettled credit or when the billed amount is being settled.
     • From the 1st to the 10th of each month, which is the settlement period for the previous month’s billed amount, the Set Limit button does not appear.
     Caution

     • Since modifications are not possible after the set limit by 23:00 on the last day of each month (Asia/Seoul (GMT +09:00)), please be sure to check the monthly limit.
     • Credit limit settings can only be changed if you have IAM permissions or are a Root Account, Organization Manager Account.

2.5 - Budget Management

Users can enter the required budget management information through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, select detailed options, and create the service.

Create Budget

You can create a budget and use it in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To create a budget, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Budget button. 2. Go to the Budget Creation page.

3. On the Budget Creation page, enter the information required to create a budget and select the detailed options.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Required	Enter the budget name to distinguish when creating multiple budgets. Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters(+=.,@-_) can be used to input within 20 characters.
   Management Type	Required	Select a budget management method. Monthly Budget Setting: The used amount is reset and calculated on a monthly basis, and you can set a notification when the used amount reaches the set limit. Overall Budget Setting: From the configured month onward, the used amount is accumulated and calculated, and you can set a notification when the used amount reaches the set limit.
   Budget	Essential	Enter the budget based on this month’s usage amount. KRW: Enter as an integer not exceeding 100 billion KRW USD: Enter as an integer up to 100 million USD, or a decimal value with up to two decimal places
   Start month	Required	Select the month to start budget management. The usage amount from the starting month will be applied to budget management.
   Threshold reached alert	Selection	Set whether to send notifications when the budget consumption rate reaches the threshold. If enabled, configure the notification method additionally. Notification Timing: You can set to receive a notification email when the budget consumption rate reaches this point. Notification Sending: Set whether the email should be repeatedly sent when the threshold notification point is reached. First Notification: Sent once on the day after the threshold is reached, based on midnight (Asia/Seoul, GMT +09:00). Daily Notification: Sent daily starting the day after the threshold is reached, based on midnight (Asia/Seoul, GMT +09:00). Notification Recipients: Enter the email address to receive the threshold notifications.
   Prevent new creation	Selection	When new creation prevention is enabled, the creation of new services included in the Compute or Database service groups is restricted. When using it, additionally set the prevention timing and notification recipients. New Creation Prevention Timing: When the budget consumption rate reaches this point, the creation of new services is restricted. Notification Recipient: Enter the email address that will receive notifications when the new creation prevention timing is reached.

   Table. Budget creation input information

   Information

   New Creation Prevention feature target services (as of December 2025) are as follows.

   • Virtual Server, Database Category, Event Streams, Serch Engine, Vertica, Oracle Service

4. Check the input content and click the Generate button. 4. A popup window notifying budget creation opens.

5. Click the Confirm button. 5. Budget creation is complete.

   • Completed budgets can be viewed on the Budget Management list page.

Check budget management list

Budget management allows you to view and edit the entire budget list. To view the budget management information, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Budget Management menu on the Service Home page. 2. Navigate to the Budget Management page.
3. Budget Management page lets you view the list of configured budgets.

   Category	Detailed description
   Budget name	Budget name for distinguishing generated budgets
   Management Type	You can see the type that manages the budget. Monthly budget setting: reset the usage amount on a monthly basis Overall budget setting: accumulate the used amount from the set month onward
   Budget setting amount	Check the configured budget.
   This month’s usage amount	Displays the amount used for the Account up to yesterday in the current month.
   	It indicates the proportion of the amount used up to yesterday relative to the budgeted amount. For the total budget, it is calculated as the sum of this month’s usage from the start month. For budgets that have not started, the consumption rate cannot be determined.
   Estimated usage amount for this month	It indicates the estimated total usage amount for this month, based on the usage fees up to yesterday in the current month of the Account.
   Estimated depletion rate	It shows the ratio of the expected usage amount for this month to the budgeted amount. For the total budget, it is calculated as the sum of the expected usage amounts from the start month to this month. For budgets that have not started, the expected consumption rate cannot be determined.
   Start month	Indicates the month when the usage amount starts to be applied to budget management.
   More button	You can click the More button in the list to navigate to the Budget Edit page.

   Table. Budget management list information

Modify Budget

The user can modify the budget they created. To modify the budget management information, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. Click the Budget Management menu on the Service Home page. 2. Navigate to the Budget Management page.

3. Click the More button > Edit Budget button in the list. 3. Navigate to the Budget Revision page.

4. Budget Edit page, enter the information that needs to be edited, and select the detailed options.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Budget name	Required	Enter the budget name used to distinguish when creating multiple budgets. Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (+=.,@-_) to input within 20 characters.
   Management type	Required	Select a budget management method. Monthly Budget Setting: The used amount is reset each month for calculation, and you can set a notification when the used amount reaches the set limit. Overall Budget Setting: The used amount is accumulated from the configured month for calculation, and you can set a notification when the used amount reaches the set limit.
   Budget	Essential	Enter the budget based on this month’s usage amount. KRW: Enter as an integer up to 10 billion KRW USD: Enter as an integer up to 100 million USD, or with up to two decimal places
   Start month	Essential	Select the month to start budget management. The usage amount from the starting month will be applied to budget management.
   Threshold reached alert	Selection	Set whether to send notifications when the budget consumption rate reaches the threshold. If enabled, configure additional notification methods. Notification Timing: You can set to receive a notification email when the budget consumption rate reaches this point. Notification Sending: Set whether the email should be repeatedly sent when the threshold notification timing is reached. First Notification: Send once on the day after the threshold is reached, based on midnight (Asia/Seoul, GMT +09:00). Daily Notification: Send daily starting the day after the threshold is reached, based on midnight (Asia/Seoul, GMT +09:00). Notification Recipients: Enter the email address to receive threshold notifications.
   Prevent new creation	Selection	When new creation prevention is enabled, the creation of new services included in the Compute or Database service groups is restricted. When using it, additionally set the prevention timing and notification recipients. New Creation Prevention Timing: When the budget consumption rate reaches that point, the creation of new services is restricted. Notification Recipient: Enter the email address to receive notifications when the new creation prevention timing is reached.

   Table. Budget modification input information

   Caution

   If you change the budget amount or the threshold alert settings, existing alerts may be reset and resent.

5. Check the input content and click the Complete button. 5. A popup window notifying budget changes opens.

6. Click the Confirm button. 6. Budget creation is complete.

   • The revised budget can be viewed on the Budget Management list page.

Delete Budget

Unused budgets can be deleted. However, because a budget cannot be recovered once deleted, you should thoroughly consider the impact of deleting the budget before proceeding with the deletion.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Budget Management menu on the Service Home page. 2. Go to the Budget Management page.
3. Click the More button > Delete budget button in the list. 3. A notification popup appears for budget deletion.
4. Confirm button, when pressed, deletes the budget.
   • Once deletion is complete, check the Budget Management list page to confirm whether the budget was deleted.

2.6 - Cost Savings

Users can set time commitments for instance-based services in the Compute, Database, and Data Analytics service categories of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to reduce usage costs.

Cost Savings Apply

You can apply for and use Cost Savings in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To apply for Cost Savings, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. Click the Cost Savings request button on the Service Home page. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Application page.

3. Cost Savings Plan Application on the page, enter the information required for the Cost Savings plan application.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Plan Group	Required	Select the plan group to set the plan If there is no plan group to set, create a plan group on the plan group list page, then proceed For details on creating a plan group, see Cost Savings 플랜 그룹 생성하기
   Plan name	Required	Enter the plan name to create Plan cannot be changed after creation
   Reference usage fee	Selection	Select past billing period to reference 7 days (default), 30 days, 60 days selectable When selected, recommends an hourly committed rate based on the charges during that period If there is an existing Cost Savings applied, it is excluded from the billing history before recommendation Billing plan can be entered manually
   View charge history	Selection	Select the previous billing verification period to reference when recommending a pricing plan 7 days, 30 days, 60 days If there is an existing Cost Savings applied, exclude the existing Cost Savings from the billing history
   Contract period	Selection	Select plan application period
   Contracted amount per hour (￦)	Selection	Enter the contracted amount per hour Recommended contract amount: Analyzes non‑contract usage history to recommend a contract amount. Varies by contract period Manual entry: Directly enter the contracted amount per hour KRW: Only integer values between 10 and 1000000 are allowed USD: Values between 0.01 and 900.00 are allowed. Up to two decimal places are permitted
   Plan start date	Required	Select plan start date Selectable from the day after application

   Table. Cost Savings Application Information

4. After checking the estimated discount amount, click the Create button.

5. When the popup notifying the Cost Savings application opens, click the Confirm button.

   • Once creation is complete, check the created budget on the Budget Management list page.

Manage Cost Savings Plan Group

You can create and manage Cost Savings plan groups.

Cost Savings Create plan group

To create a Cost Savings plan group, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.

3. Cost Savings Plan Group List on the page, click the Create Plan Group button. 3. Go to the Create Plan Group page.

4. Cost Savings Plan Group Application page, after setting the basic information and target Account, click the Create button.

   Category	Required status	Detailed description
   Plan group name	Required	Enter the plan group name using Korean, English, numbers, and special characters (+=,.@-_) to be between 3 and 24 characters
   Explanation	Selection	Description of the plan group
   Target Account	Required	Select the Account for the plan group target

   Table. Cost Savings plan group application information

   Reference

   Target Account selection: target accounts already assigned to a plan group created by the Management Account are not displayed in the list.

5. When the popup notifying the creation of a plan group opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Plan Group Detailed Information Check

You can view the list of Cost Savings plan groups that are currently applied or pending, along with detailed information. To view detailed information of the Cost Savings plan group, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. 3. Cost Savings Plan Group Details page is accessed.
   • Cost Savings Plan Group Details page consists of Basic Information, Plan, Coverage, Utilization tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic information about the plan group.

Plan

You can view the plan information included in the plan group.

Coverage

You can view coverage with Cost Savings applied to non-contract resources for a specific period.

Utilization

You can view the used amount, unused amount, and savings amount relative to the committed amount for Cost Savings.

Delete Cost Savings plan group

You can delete the Cost Savings plan group.

To delete the Cost Savings plan group, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu, click. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. After selecting all plan groups to delete from the Cost Savings plan group list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • You can also delete individually by clicking the Plan Group Delete button on the Cost Savings Plan Group Details page.
4. When the pop-up indicating deletion opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Plan Management

You can create and manage Cost Savings plans.

Apply for Cost Savings Plan

Follow the steps below to apply for the new Cost Savings plan.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Go to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. Cost Savings Plan List on the page, click the Apply for Plan button. 3. Go to the Cost Savings Plan Application page.
4. Cost Savings Plan Application page, enter the information required for the Cost Savings plan application.
5. After checking the estimated discount amount, click the Complete button.
6. When the popup notifying a Cost Savings request opens, click the Confirm button.
   • When creation is complete, check the created budget on the Budget Management list page.

Cost Savings Check detailed plan information

You can view the list of Cost Savings plans that are currently applied or pending, along with detailed information. To view detailed information of the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. Click the plan name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. 3. Navigate to the Cost Savings Plan Details page.
   • Cost Savings Plan Details page consists of Basic Information, Tag tabs.

Basic Information

You can view the basic information for the plan group.

tag

You can view, add, modify, or delete a plan’s tag information.

Terminate Cost Savings Plan

You can cancel the Cost Savings plan you are currently subscribed to.

To cancel the Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. 2. Navigate to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. After selecting all plans to cancel from the Cost Savings plan list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • You can also click the Plan Cancellation button on the Cost Savings Plan Details page to cancel individually.
4. When the pop-up notifying termination opens, click the Confirm button.

2.7 - Account

When you sign up for the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, an account is created, and the person who creates the account becomes the Root user. In the Account, you can view account information and manage account aliases.

Check Account Information

To check the Account information, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Account menu. You will be taken to the Account page.
   • You can also navigate by clicking My menu > Account in the top right corner of the Console.
3. Check the Account information on the Account page.

   Item	description
   Account name	The name assigned to an Account when creating the Account. It allows the Account to be easily identified when managing multiple accounts.
   AccountID	The unique identifier of the Account. Used when an IAM user logs in.
   Account alias	Alias assigned to an Account when creating the Account. When managing multiple Accounts, it helps to easily identify the Account for billing management and other purposes. IAM users can log in to the Console using the Account alias. Edit: Modify the Account alias. See Edit Account Alias. Delete: Delete the Account alias. See Delete Account Alias.
   Company Name	Company name entered when registering a payment method

   Table. Account detailed information

Modify account alias

To modify the account alias, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. You will be taken to the Cost Management Service Home page.
2. Click the Account menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Account page.
   • You can also navigate by clicking My menu > Account in the upper right corner of the Console.
3. Account page, click the Edit button in the Account alias field. You will be taken to the Edit Account alias popup.
4. Edit Account Alias After reviewing the instructions in the popup window, edit the Account alias and click the Confirm button.

Delete Account Alias

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Account menu. You will be taken to the Account page.
   • You can also navigate by clicking My menu > Account in the upper right corner of the Console.
3. On the Account page, click the Delete button in the Account alias item. It moves to the Account alias deletion popup window.
4. Delete Account Alias After reviewing the instructions in the popup window, click the Confirm button.

2.8 - Payment Management

You can view and add payment methods registered to the Account in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Check payment method

You can view the payment methods registered to the Account in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To verify the payment method, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management > Payment Management Click the menu. You will be taken to the Payment Management page.
2. On the Payment Management page, you can view the registration date and alias of the currently registered payment methods.

Change payment method

You can change the payment method registered to the Account in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management > Payment ManagementClick the menu. Payment Managementpage will be opened.
2. Payment method Click the edit button on the right to change the payment method.
3. Through the Create Alias button of a registered payment method, you can register an alias for the payment method to distinguish it, and you can delete it via Delete Alias.

Register Payment Method

You must register a payment method to use all services of the Samsung Cloud Platform. To register a payment method, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management > Payment Management Click the menu. You will be taken to the Payment Management page.
2. If no payment method is registered, the Add Payment Method button is enabled. Click the Add Payment Method button.
3. Please enter the business registration number, then provide the company name, representative name, and address.
   • If there is a transaction history with Samsung SDS, the company name, representative name, and address are automatically entered.
     If a lot-number address is entered, it may be necessary to convert it to a road name address and save it.
4. After attaching the applicant’s business card and business registration certificate, click the Next button to proceed with payment method registration.

2.9 - Carbon emissions

It visualizes the carbon emission data generated when using services in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, allowing you to track emission trends. Additionally, you can estimate the expected carbon emissions that could have been reduced by using Samsung Cloud Platform instead of an on‑premise data center, and review the emissions predicted based on current usage.

Check carbon emissions

You can view the carbon emissions per service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To check the carbon emissions per service, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Carbon Emissions menu. 2. Navigate to the Carbon Emissions page.
3. In the period setting area at the top right, set the time frame for viewing carbon emissions. 3. Carbon emissions for the configured period are displayed.

Check this month’s carbon emissions

Carbon Emissions 페이지의 기간 설정 영역에서 This Month 버튼을 클릭하세요.

Check carbon emissions for a specific period

In the period setting area of the Carbon Emissions page, click the Direct button and then select the period for which you want to view the carbon emissions.

2.10 - EDP Report

You can view contract information and usage cost details when signing an EDP contract.

EDP Report Check Basic Information

To view the basic information of the EDP Report, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the EDP Report menu. 2. EDP Report Navigate to the page.

Check EDP Report

To view the EDP Report, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the EDP Report menu. 2. Navigate to the EDP Report page.
3. On the EDP Report page, click the Report tab.

3 - Release Note

Cost Management