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 cost and trends of all accounts within the organization and identify the causes of cost generation.

Cost Navigator Getting Started

To start the Cost Navigator service, follow the steps below.

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

Analyzing major costs

You can use Cost Navigator to analyze costs and trends over a specific period. To analyze the major costs, follow the steps below.

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

2. On the Service Home page, click the Cost Navigaitor > Navigator view menu. 2. Navigate to the Navigator view page.

3. On the Navigator view page, set the analysis method, period, and search filter for cost analysis.

   Item	Explanation
   Title area	Page name and Cost Navigaitor Saved Report name When first accessed, display analysis results for basic monthly 6-month service Click the name to select the desired Cost Navigaitor Saved Report
   Select analysis method	Select cost analysis method Basic: Check the total amount for the analysis period Comparison: Set two periods and check the amount difference for each period
   Select analysis period	Select analysis period Default for analysis Monthly: Previous month, current month cumulative, 3 months, 6 months, or custom selection (up to 38 months) available Daily: Previous day, today, last 7 days, 15 days, or custom selection (up to 12 months) available Comparison for analysis Compared to previous month: analysis comparing with previous month’s cost Manual input: select and specify from past months
   Grouping	When analyzing, select to categorize costs by specific criteria (service, category, instance type, etc.) It is possible to break down and analyze the causes of costs according to the desired criteria
   Budget setting amount display	Display the selected budget in charts and tables in budget management If no budget is set for the period, cannot display
   Save	Save the currently configured analysis method and specified filter values When first accessing, you can save by clicking the Create Save button After clicking the Save button, enter a name for the save using Korean, English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (- _) within 36 characters Saved queries can be viewed in the Save History List
   More	You can save the current cost analysis under a different name or delete it.
   Search filter area	Criteria can be set to filter analysis content Service: the name of a service that provides a specific function (e.g., Virtual Server, VPC, etc.) Account: the basic unit that identifies a user and grants permissions Instance Type: a template that defines hardware specifications Usage Unit: the billing unit for usage (e.g., seconds, GB, etc.) Resource Name: the name of the resource Payment Option: purchase options that can be bought according to cost, duration, and workload characteristics (e.g., On-demanded, Cost Savings, etc.) Billing Type: a classification item to distinguish the nature of costs (e.g., Support Plan, termination fee, etc.) Billing Tag - key: the tag key that is active in the billing allocation tags among tag - key items Service Group: a higher-level category of services with similar purpose or function (e.g., Compute, Storage, etc.) Billing Account: detailed features provided by the service (e.g., VPC_Public IP, VPC_NAT Gateway, etc.) Billing Item: the billing account for all accounts within the organization Region: a geographically distinct group of data centers (e.g., kr-west1, etc.) AZ: a physically separated data center within a region (e.g., kr-west-a, etc.) OS: the operating system provided on a virtual server Ledger ID: the identifier of the ledger for the minimum billing unit SRN: unique service resource value
   Cost Navigaitor Saved Report name	Cost Navigaitor Saved Report name Edit button to change the name

   Table. Analysis configuration items for cost analysis

4. Check the cost analysis for the configured period.

   • Major Cost Analysis: When analyzing costs using the Basic method, you can see the analysis of the services that incurred the highest expenses and the periods that exceeded the budget.

     Item	Explanation
     Top 1 expense item	Display the name and cost of the service that incurred the highest cost during the analysis period, and its proportion relative to the total cost Click the Apply Filter item to apply the filter set in Grouping
     Top 1 cost increase rate item	Display the name and increase rate of the service with the highest cost growth rate during the analysis period Apply Filter item can be clicked to apply the filter set in Grouping
     Budget exceeded	Display the months during which the budget was exceeded in the analysis period Budget Set Amount Display Click the item to display the selected budget from Budget Management

     Table. Key cost analysis items

     Reference

     When analyzing costs using the comparison method, if there are three or more major cost analysis items, you can click the View All Cost Differences button to view all analysis items.
   • Major Cost Difference: When analyzing costs using the Comparison method, you can see the cost and cost growth rate differences between the two periods.

     Item	Explanation
     Cost difference items	Display cost differences for grouped items Apply Filter item can be clicked to apply the filter set in Grouping
     View all cost differences	Display all major cost difference items Display when there are three or more major cost difference items

     Table. Major cost difference items
   • Chart Area: You can view the costs during the analysis period as a chart.

     Item	description
     Analysis period	Display the configured analysis period
     Initialize chart	If the chart is changed, perform initialization.
     Graph types	Chart display mode Stacked: Display all items as a stacked bar chart Individual: Display each item as a bar chart Trend: Display the trend of each item as a line chart
     graph area	Display the cost over the analysis period as a graph When you hover the mouse cursor over each graph, detailed information about that graph can be viewed in a popup

     Table. Chart area items
   • Table Area: You can view the monthly cost of each service in a table during the analysis period.

     Item	Explanation
     File download	Download the detailed cost breakdown as an Excel file
     Resource name notation	Display the list of resources and costs included under the service When displaying the resource name, click the Open All, Close All buttons to expand or collapse the entire list of sub-resources under the service

     Table. Table area items

Manage saved analysis content

You can view and manage the list of saved analyses during cost analysis. To view the saved analysis list, 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 Navigaitor > Saved History menu. 2. Navigate to the Saved History List page.
3. On the Saved History List page, select the list view mode.
   • List Method: You can view the saved list in a table format.

     Item	Explanation
     Search area	Enter the storage name to search, or click the Detailed Search button to filter and view only the desired items.
     Create save history	Create a new analysis list When the button is clicked, you can go to the Navigaitor View page and create a new save For more details, see 주요 비용 분석하기
     Save name	Name of the saved cost analysis
     type	Search method during cost analysis Basic query: Query automatically generated by the system User query: Query set directly by the user for analysis
     Category	Analysis method
     time unit	Time unit of the analysis period (daily, monthly)
     Time range	Time range of the analysis period
     Grouping criteria	Grouping analysis criteria (service, category, instance type, etc.)
     Filter criteria	Search filter setting value
     Creation date and time	Creation date and time
     Fixed	Pin the saved history to the cost analysis widget on the Service Home page Only one saved history can be pinned Pinned items can be unpinned by clicking them
     More	Additional management functions for saved items File download: Download cost analysis information as an Excel file Detailed information: Detailed information about the saved history can be viewed Clone: Saved history can be cloned with a different name Delete: Delete the saved history Basic view type cannot be deleted

     Table. Saved History List - List Mode Items
   • Dashboard mode: You can view the charts in the saved list as widgets.

     Item	Explanation
     Search area	Enter a storage name to search, or click the Detailed Search button to filter and view only the desired items.
     Create save history	Create a new analysis list When the button is clicked, navigate to the Navigaitor View page to create a new save For more details, refer to 주요 비용 분석하기
     More	Additional management functions for saved items Pin, Unpin: Pin or unpin a saved entry to the cost analysis widget on the Service Home page Only one saved entry can be pinned Expand widget, Shrink widget: Expand or shrink the widget horizontally File download: Download cost analysis information as an Excel file Details: Detailed information about the saved entry can be viewed Duplicate: The saved entry can be duplicated under a different name Delete: Delete the saved entry Basic view type cannot be deleted

     Table. Saved history list - list format items

Export Report

You can save and manage grouping and filters used by each user in report format.

Create Report Export

You can create a new report export. To generate a report export, follow these steps.

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

2. From the Service Home page, click the Cost Navigaitor > Export Report menu. 2. Go to the Report Export List page.

3. On the Report Export List page, click the Create Report Export button. 3. Navigate to the Create Report Export page.

4. On the Create Report Export page, select and enter the information required to generate a report export.

   • From the Service Information Input area, select the options required to create a service.

     Item	Required	Explanation
     Export name	Required	Enter a name to distinguish the report export Enter using English letters, numbers, and special characters (/) within 128 characters
     Target Account	Required	Select the target Account
     Generation target	Select	Select report export target Billing amount (monthly, once): Perform report export of the monthly billing amount once per month Usage amount (daily, once): Perform report export of the daily billing amount every day Provided based on D-2 days File version management not provided File version management: Choose the management method for files generated by report export Provided only when Billing amount (monthly, once) is selected Create new data file: When performing report export, generate a new data file. Allows tracking changes in usage data Overwrite existing data file: When performing report export, overwrite the existing file. Can reduce storage costs File storage format: gzip-Text/CSV
     Storage bucket region	Required	Select the region of the bucket where the report export file will be saved Object Storage is required to store the file in the selected region If needed, create the Object Storage and then proceed
     storage bucket	Required	Select the bucket to save the report export file

     Table. Create Report Export - Service Information Input Items
   • Enter or select the required information in the Additional Information Input area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Explanation	Select	Enter a description for the report export within 255 characters.
     tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, input or select Key, Value values

     Table. Create report export - Additional information entry fields

5. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated charges generated in the panel, and click the Create button.

6. When the popup notifying creation opens, click the Confirm button. 6. The creation request is complete.

   • When creation is complete, check the generated content on the Report Export List page.

View report export details

To view detailed information about report export, follow these steps.

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

2. From the Service Home page, click the Cost Navigaitor > Export Report menu. 2. Navigate to the Report Export List page.

   Item	Explanation
   Search area	You can enter an export name to search, or click the Detailed Search button to filter and view only the desired items.
   Create report export	Create new report export For details, see Create Report Export
   Export name	Report Export Name
   Bucket name	Object Storage name for saving the report export file
   Generation target	Report Export Target
   Version	Report export file version Displayed only when the generation target is Billing amount (once per month)
   Last updated date	Final update date and time of the report export file
   Status	Current report export status
   More	Additional management features for report export Start: Enable report export Stop: Stop report export Delete: Delete the report export

   Table. Report export list items

3. On the Report Export List page, click the report export name to view detailed information. 3. Navigate to the Report Export Details page.

   • Report Export Details page consists of Details, Tags, Work History tabs.

Detailed Information

On the Report Export List page, you can view the detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.

Tag

Report Export List page allows you to view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.

Job History

You can view the operation history of the selected resource on the Report Export List page.

Delete report export

To delete a repository tag, 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 Cost Navigaitor > Export Report menu. 2. Navigate to the Report Export List page.
3. On the Report Export List page, select all report exports you wish to delete.
4. Click the Delete button at the top of the list. 4. A popup notifying the deletion opens.
   • On the Report Export List page, you can either navigate to the detail page of the report export you want to delete, or click the More > Delete button to delete it individually.
5. Enter Delete in the delete confirmation field, then click the Confirm button.