How-to Guides

Users 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 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. 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 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 by category in the Account’s monthly 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. 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 Payment History menu. 2. Go to the Payment History page.
3. On the Payment History page, you can view the payment history of the relevant Account.

   Item	Explanation
   Billing Year-Month	Billing reference year-month
   Billing amount	The amount that adds 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 outstanding 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

Using Cost Navigator

Cost Navigator analyzes and visualizes service costs of the Samsung Cloud Platform, helping users manage them efficiently. Using Cost Navigator, you can analyze the total costs and trends of all accounts within the organization and identify the causes of cost generation.

To start Cost Navigator, 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, in the Cost Navigaitor Saved Report widget, click the Use Cost Navigaitor button. 2. The Cost Navigator activation notification popup opens.
3. After checking the activation consent, click the Confirm button.

Using billing tags

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, after selecting the tag Key to set as a billing tag, click the More > Use button at the top of the list.
   • You can also set it individually by clicking the Use button of the tag Key in the list.
4. When the pop-up notifying the use of the billing tag opens, click the Confirm button. 4. The status of the selected tag Key will be changed to Enabled.

Receive an alarm when detecting abnormal signs

You can register cost management as a notification and configure it to trigger an alert when abnormal signs are detected in usage records.

To set up alarm notifications for abnormal sign detection, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Management > Notification Manager menu. 1. Navigate to the Notification Group List page of Notification Manager.
2. On the Alert Group List page, click the Notification Policy menu. 2. Go to the Notification Policy List page.
3. On the Alert Policy List page, click the Create Alert Policy button. 3. Go to the Create Notification Policy page.
4. On the Create Notification Policy page, enter the information required to create a service and select detailed options.

   Category	Required	Detailed description
   Whether to use	required	Use of notification policy ON: Enabled OFF: Disabled
   Notification policy name	required	Alert policy name Enter within 30 characters
   Explanation	Selection	Enter description for the notification policy Enter within 1,000 characters
   Notification item	Required	[Billing System] Anomaly Detection Notification Configure the item
   Notification target group	required	Select the notification group to deliver the alert When you select a notification group, the group name is displayed at the top Select or deselect the notification group name

   Table. Notification policy creation items

5. After setting the required information, click the Complete button.
   • Once creation is complete, check the created alert policy on the Alert Policy List page.

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. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. Click the Credit Management menu on the Service Home page. 2. Navigate to the Credit Management page.
3. On the Credit Management page, check the monthly usage of Credit.
   • Click the Expand button at the far right of the Account entry to view monthly details.

     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 separately by credit type and issuance date
     Remaining Credit	Remaining credit amount after subtracting the total used credit from the credit 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 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 amount set for that month.
     Monthly remaining credit	This is the cost 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, click it. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Budget Management menu. 2. Navigate to the Budget Management page.
3. Budget Management page allows you to 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 used amount on a monthly basis Overall budget setting: Accumulate and calculate 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.
   Consumption rate	It shows the ratio of the amount used up to the previous day of this month’s usage compared to the budgeted amount. For the total budget, it is calculated as the sum of this month’s usage amounts from the start month.
   Estimated usage amount for this month	It displays the estimated total usage amount for this month, based on the usage fees up to yesterday in the current month for the Account.
   Expected 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 projected usage amount from the start month to the current month.
   More button	You can 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 about 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. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Savings > Cost Savings List menu. 2. Go to the Cost Savings list page.
3. Click the plan group name to view detailed information from the Cost Savings list. 3. Cost Savings Details Navigate to the 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 period 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 request completion, plan creation pending state Active: Plan active state Expired: Plan contract period expired state
     Cancel request	Cancel the plan application Creating can only be canceled

     Table. Cost Savings list information

Check Account Information

You can view Account information and manage Account aliases. To check the Account information, 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 Account menu. 2. Navigate 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	Account’s unique identifier. 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

You can view and add 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 Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of Cost Management.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Payment Management menu. 2. Navigate to the Payment Management page.
3. Payment Management page lets you 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. comparison display Month-end forecast On-prem. comparison: Display month-end forecast On-prem. comparison increase/decrease amount Month-end forecast carbon emissions: Month-end forecast carbon emissions
   Carbon Emission Trend	Display the carbon emission trend as a graph compared to last month Hover the mouse cursor over the graph to view the total carbon emissions Compared to previous month: Shows the change in carbon emissions compared to the previous month as a percentage (%) Change amount: The increase/decrease in carbon emissions compared to the previous month Previous month carbon emissions: Carbon emissions of the previous month
   Monthly average carbon emissions	Average carbon emissions over the past 6 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 segment
   Carbon emissions by service	Service-specific carbon emissions from day 1 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

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

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 Go to the page.