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 desired information through grouping and segmenting data.

Provided features

• Usage and Billing Details: You can forecast this month’s estimated amount and verify the billed amount. It provides per-resource costs, usage, and unit rates, and can be saved as an Excel file.
• Payment Details: Provided when the payment method is a credit card. Check the billed amount, outstanding amount, payment date, payment status, etc.
• Cost Analysis: You can view cost trends up to six months. It provides cost grouping and various search filters to analyze cost and usage data.
• Credit Management: You can manage and use Credit.
• Budget Management: You can set and manage budgets.
• Cost Savings: You can reduce usage costs by setting a time commitment for the Compute services of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
• Account: You can view the Account information. You can check 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 are 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 displayed 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 optimize cloud efficiency by leveraging various cost management tools through the Cost Management feature of the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. Through Cost Management, you can view usage and billing details, payment history, and cost analysis, and manage Credit, budget, Account, and payment methods.

Check usage and billing details

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

To view usage and billing details, 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 Usage and Billing Details menu. You will be taken 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. The usage or billing details for the selected period will be displayed.
4. Select the item to view details from the top right of the cost detail list. The detailed information for that item will be displayed.

Check payment details

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

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. You will be taken 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	Explanation
   Billing Year-Month	Billing reference year-month
   Billing amount	The amount obtained by adding 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
   Cumulative handsome amount	Total outstanding amount
   Payment amount	Represent the actual payment currency with its 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, including an account’s estimated or actual charges for up to six months, the monthly average charge, and the top 5 cost items. To verify the cost analysis, 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 Cost Analysis menu. You will be taken to the Cost Analysis page.
3. Cost Analysis page allows you to view the cost analysis for the specified 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.

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. Cost analysis detailed item breakdown

Check Credit

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

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Credit Management menu. You will be taken to the Credit Management page.
3. Check the monthly usage of Credit on the Credit Management page.
   • Clicking the Expand button at the far right of the Account item lets you view the monthly details.

     Category	Detailed description
     Category	Credit type
     Validity period	The usage amount for the month indicated by the validity period is applied. In the credit expiration month, the extend button appears.
     Payment Credit	Credits issued 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 that month. In the current month, a Limit Setting 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 shows the same amount as the remaining Credit each month.
     Monthly usage credit	This is the Credit cost actually used within the monthly limit set for that month.
     Monthly remaining credit	This is the cost after subtracting the Credit actually used from the monthly limit amount set for that month. The remaining 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 Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Budget Management menu. You will be taken to the Budget Management page.
3. On the Budget Management page, you can view the list of budgets that have been set.

   Category	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Budget name for distinguishing generated budgets
   Management Type	You can see the type for managing the budget. Monthly budget setting: reset the spent amount on a monthly basis Overall budget setting: accumulate the spent amount from the set month onward
   Budget set 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 shows the ratio of the amount used up to the day before today to the budgeted amount for this month’s usage. 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 represents 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	Indicates 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.
   More button	Click the More button in the list to navigate 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. 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 Cost Savings > Cost Savings List menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings List page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information in the Cost Savings list. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Details page.
   • 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	Contract term of the plan group
     Start date	Plan start date
     Expiration date	Plan expiration date
     Hourly contracted amount	Hourly contracted amount
     status	Plan application status Creating: After the application is completed, the plan is pending creation Active: Plan start status Expired: Plan contract period expired status
     Cancel application	Cancel plan application Can only be canceled 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. 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 of the Console.
3. Check the Account information on the Account page.

   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. Edit Account Alias see Delete: Delete the Account alias. Delete Account Alias see
   Company Name	Company name entered when registering a payment method

   Table. Account detailed information

Managing Payment Methods

In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can view and register payment methods associated with the Account. To verify the payment method, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. Click it. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Payment Management menu. You will be taken to the Payment Management page.
3. Payment Management on the page, you can view the currently registered payment methods.

Check Carbon Emissions

You can view the carbon emissions generated when using services 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. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Carbon Emissions menu. You will be taken to the Carbon Emissions page.
3. In the period setting area at the top right, set the period for checking carbon emissions.

   Category	Detailed description
   Carbon emissions by period	Carbon emissions from day 1 to the present and Compared to On-prem. carbon emissions display Estimated end-of-month On-prem. comparison: Display the increase/decrease amount of the estimated end-of-month On-prem. comparison Estimated end-of-month carbon emissions: Estimated end-of-month carbon emissions
   Carbon emission trend	Display the carbon emission trend as a graph compared to the previous month Hovering the mouse cursor over the graph shows the total carbon emissions Compared to previous month: Show the change in carbon emissions compared to the previous month as a percentage (%) Change amount: Increase or 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 emissions graph from day 1 to the present Overall: Display carbon emissions of all services By Service Group: Select a service group (e.g., Compute, Storage) to display its carbon emissions Hover the mouse cursor over the graph to view detailed information for that point
   Carbon emissions by service	Service-specific carbon emissions from the 1st to the present Download detailed Excel: Download service-specific carbon emissions as an Excel file

   Table. This month's carbon emission information

Check EDP Report

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

1. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the EDP Report menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken 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 the credits they have received through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Check Credit

You can view the credits received in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To check your credit, 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 Credit Management menu. You will be taken to the Credit Management page.
3. Credit Management page, view the monthly usage of Credit.

   • Credit Summary Information: You can view summary information for valid Credit and expired Credit.

     Category	Detailed description
     Summary classification	Select Credit type to view summary information Valid Credit: Summary information of currently valid Credit Expired Credit (last 6 months): Summary information of Credit that expired within the past 6 months
     Summary information	Summary information by 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 not used 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. If you click the Expand button at the far right of the Account item, monthly details are displayed.

     Category	Detailed description
     Category	Credit type
     Validity period	The usage amount for the month shown as the validity period is applied. In the credit expiration month, a Extend button appears.
     Payment Credit	Credits issued for each Credit type and issuance date
     Remaining Credti	Remaining credit amount after subtracting the total used credit from the credits received
     Usage month	You can view the monthly limit amount set by the user for that month. In the current month, a Set Limit button appears, allowing you to set the amount of Credit 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 shows 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 cost after subtracting the Credit actually used from the monthly limit amount set for that month. The remaining balance is included in the remaining Credit.

     Table. Credit Details

Extend Credit

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

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 Credit Management menu. You will be taken to the Credit Management page.
3. On the Credit Management page, click the Extend button. The Credit Extension popup opens.
4. Select the desired extension period among 1 month, 2 months, and 3 months, then click the Confirm button.
   Caution

   • Any remaining Credit that is not extended within the extension period will be forfeited when the period expires 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

In Credit management, the user can set the amount to be deducted as credit from the current month’s usage amount.

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 Credit Management menu. You will be taken to the Credit Management page.
3. Click the Set Limit button on the Credit Management page. The Credit Limit Setting popup opens.
4. Credit limit setting Check the Credit balance in the popup window.
   • Automatic Full Deduction setting disables the Credit monthly limit input field and automatically deducts the full amount 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 want to deduct each month in the input field.
   • The entered 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.
   • Amounts greater than the remaining Credit amount cannot be entered.
     Reference

     • If you do not set a credit limit, the full amount will be automatically deducted.
     • Until the middle of each month, which is the settlement period for the previous month’s billed amount, the Limit Setting 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 if you are a Root Account or 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 and use a budget in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console. To create a budget, 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 Create Budget button. You will be taken to the Create Budget page.

3. On the Budget Creation page, enter the information required for budget creation and select detailed options.

   Category	Required	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Required	Enter the budget name to distinguish it when creating multiple budgets. Use Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (+=.,@-_) 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 amount. Total Budget Setting: The used amount is accumulated from the configured month onward for calculation, and you can set a notification when the used amount reaches the set amount.
   Budget	Required	Enter the budget based on this month’s usage amount.
   Start month	Required	Select the month to start budget management. Budget management will be applied starting from the usage amount of the start month.
   Threshold reached notification	Select	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 sent repeatedly when the threshold notification timing is reached. First Notification Only: 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	Select	New creation prevention usage restricts the creation of new services included in the Compute or Database service groups. When using it, additionally set the prevention timing and notification recipients. New Creation Prevention Timing: Restricts the creation of new services when the budget consumption rate reaches this point. Notification Recipient: Enter the email address to receive notifications when the new creation prevention timing is reached.

   Table. Budget creation input information

   guide

   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. Verify the input content and click the Create button. A popup notifying budget creation will open.

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

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

Check the 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. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Budget Management menu. You will be taken to the Budget Management page.
3. You can view the list of budgets set on the Budget Management page.

   Category	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Budget name for distinguishing generated budgets
   Management Type	You can see the type for managing the budget. Monthly budget setting: reset the used amount on a monthly basis Overall budget setting: accumulate the used amount from the set month onward
   Budget set 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 shows the ratio of the amount used up to the previous day this month compared 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 represents 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	It 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 go to the Budget Edit page.

   Table. Budget Management List Information

Modify Budget

The user can modify the budget they created. To edit the budget management information, 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 Budget Management menu. You will be taken to the Budget Management page.

3. In the list, click the More button > Edit Budget button. You will be taken to the Edit Budget page.

4. On the Budget Modification page, enter the information that needs to be updated and select the detailed options.

   Category	Required or not	Detailed description
   Budget Name	Required	Enter the budget name to distinguish it when creating multiple budgets. Use 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 amount. 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 amount.
   Budget	Required	Enter the budget based on this month’s usage amount.
   Start month	Required	Select the month to start budget management. The usage amount from the start month will be applied to budget management.
   Threshold reached notification	Select	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 sent repeatedly when the threshold notification timing is reached. First Notification Only: 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: Restricts the creation of new services when the budget consumption rate reaches this point. 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 threshold breach notification settings, existing notifications may be reset and resent.

5. Verify the entered content and click the Complete button. A popup notifying budget changes will open.

6. Click the Confirm button. 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 carefully consider the impact before proceeding with the deletion.

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 Budget Management menu. You will be taken to the Budget Management page.
3. In the list, click the More button > Delete budget button. A notification popup appears for budget deletion.
4. Confirm button, when clicked, will delete the budget.
   • After deletion is complete, verify the budget’s deletion status on the Budget Management list page.

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.

Apply for Cost Savings

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. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings Apply button. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Apply page.

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

   Category	Required?	Detailed description
   Plan Group	Required	Select the plan group to configure the plan If the plan group you want to configure does not exist, create a plan group on the plan group list page first, then proceed For details on creating a plan group, see Cost Savings Create Plan Group
   Plan name	Required	Enter the name of the plan to create Plan cannot be changed after creation
   Reference usage fees	Select	Select past billing period to reference 7 days (default), 30 days, 60 days selectable When selected, recommends an hourly commitment rate based on the charges during that period If there is an existing applied Cost Savings, it is excluded from the billing history before recommendation Billing plan can be entered manually
   View charge history	Select	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	Select	Select plan application period
   Hourly contracted amount (₩)	Select	Enter hourly contract amount Recommended contract amount: Analyzes non-contract usage history to recommend a contract amount. Varies by contract period Manual entry: Directly enter the hourly contract amount
   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 that notifies 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 Plan Group Management

You can create and manage Cost Savings plan groups.

Create Cost Savings Plan Group

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

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 Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.

3. On the Cost Savings Plan Group List page, click the Plan Group Creation button. You will be taken to the Plan Group Creation page.

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

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

   Table. Cost Savings plan group application information

   Reference

   When selecting Target Account, any target account already belonging to the plan group created by the Management Account will not appear in the list.

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

Cost Savings View detailed information of the plan group

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. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Group List page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information from the Cost Savings list. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Group Details page.
   • 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‑contracted 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.

Cost Savings To delete the plan group, 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 Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan Group menu. 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 Delete Plan Group button on the Cost Savings Plan Group Details page.
4. When a popup indicating deletion opens, click the Confirm button.

Cost Savings Plan Management

You can create and manage Cost Savings plans.

Apply for Cost Savings plan

To apply for a new Cost Savings plan, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings plan menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. On the Cost Savings Plan List page, click the Plan Apply button. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan Apply page.
4. On the 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 the Cost Savings application 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. Click the All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management menu. You will be taken to the Cost Management Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings Plan menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings Plan List page.
3. Click the plan name to view detailed information from the Cost Savings list. Cost Savings Plan Details page will be opened.
   • Cost Savings Plan Details page consists of Basic Information, Tag tabs.

Basic Information

You can view basic information about the plan group.

tag

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

Cost Savings Plan Termination

You can cancel the Cost Savings plan you are currently enrolled in.

To cancel the Cost Savings plan, 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 Savings > Cost Savings plan menu. You will be taken to the Cost Savings plan list page.
3. After selecting all plans to cancel in the Cost Savings plan list, click the Delete button at the top of the list.
   • You can also cancel individually by clicking the Plan Cancellation button on the Cost Savings Plan Details page.
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. You can also 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 by 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. Go to the Carbon Emissions page.
3. In the period setting area at the top right, set the period for viewing carbon emissions. 3. The carbon emissions for the selected period are displayed.

Check this month’s carbon emissions

Carbon Emissions page’s period setting area, click the This month button.

Check carbon emissions for a specific period

Carbon emissions page’s period setting area, click the Direct button, then select the period for which you want to view carbon emissions.

2.10 - EDP Report

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

EDP Report Check Basic Information

Follow these steps to view the basic information of the EDP Report.

1. All Services > Financial Management > Cost Management Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the EDP Report menu on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the EDP Report page.

Check EDP Report

To view the EDP Report, follow these steps.

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

3 - Release Note

Cost Management