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