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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.