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.
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     • 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.