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account
An account that records changes of users' capital in Huawei Cloud.
account balance
The amount of funds in users' HUAWEI CLOUD accounts Users use Account Balance to pay for services they purchased. Account Balance includes top-up account balance, credit account balance, and coupon balance.
account Statements
Key information about changes of the funds in users' HUAWEI CLOUD accounts. The account statements are collected based on the top-up account, credit account, cash coupons, and special coupons.
activation code
A code used for activating couples Users use the activation code to activate coupons. Coupons can be used only after being activated. (If coupons are issued offline, users need to activate these coupons using activation codes. Coupons issued online by the system do not need to be activated.)
actual payment
The actual payment is equal to the total amount minus the amount of cash coupons. That is, it is the sum of the expenditures paid using the credit account, cash account, flexi-purchase coupons, and stored value cards.
amount due
HUAWEI CLOUD settles and bills the expenditures of postpaid customers for the current billing cycle each month. The amount due is the amount that customers should pay to HUAWEI CLOUD.
arrears amount
Consumption amount a user fails to pay due to insufficient account balance in a specified period.
arrears written-off
When a user's account is in arrears, the system automatically writes off the overdue amount after the user tops up the account.
associated order
Order information of the product charged by period.
auto renewal
The user permission of products is automatically extended according to the period set by users.
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balance
Amount that can be used for payment in the current user account, including the cash account balance and credit account balance.
batch renew
Extending the user permission for products that customers have purchased in batches.
bill
A summary of users' consumption in a certain period (a month, for example) It is used for account reconciliation and settlement.
billing mode
How a product is charged. Its options are pay-per-use, yearly/monthly, and one-off.
by resource
A user's consumption details are displayed by resource, for example, the consumption details of the EVS resource (in pay-per-use billing mode) in January.
by transaction
A user's consumption details are displayed by account transaction, for example, the consumption details of an order (in the yearly/monthly billing mode) at a specified time point.
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cash
When users withdraw the balance from their Huawei Cloud accounts, the balance will be refunded to users' bank accounts or payment platform accounts.
cash account
An account where the recharged amount is stored.
cash coupon
A type of coupons Cash coupons are used to deduct the order amount and on-demand consumptions when required conditions are met.
change
Change (upgrade or degrade) the specifications of a purchased product. When upgrading specifications, customers need to pay additional fees for the remaining period. When degrading specifications, the overpaid fees for the remaining period will be refunded to customers.
change to pay-per-use
An operation of changing the billing mode from period-based to on-demand billing.
change to yearly/monthly
An operation of changing the charge mode of a purchased product from on-demand to period-based charging.
consumption bill
Bill is the consumption data of postpaid users periodically (for example, monthly) collected by the system for reconciliation and settlement.
coupon
A voucher that Huawei Cloud gives users to entitle users to a discount for a particular service Usually, there are some restrictions on using coupons. For example, a certain coupon can be used only when purchasing cloud services of a certain type.
credit account
An account that allows users to overdraw a certain amount to pay for services or products Huawei Cloud will offer users credits of a certain amount. Users can purchase products or services using their credits first, and pay with their top-up balance later.
credit limit
Remaining amount of a user's credit account, which can be used to pay for the user's consumption amount.
credit line
HUAWEI CLOUD provides a certain amount of consumption quota for quality customers that meet the requirements. These customers can use the services first and pay for the services later. The credit line can be used circularly. After the customer pays off the bill, the credit limit can be restored.
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discount
Users can enjoy the following types of discounts: promotion discounts, commercial discounts, discounts authorized by partners, and discount coupons.
discount coupon
A type of coupons Discount coupons, which are redeemed for discounts to the order amount, can be used for orders meeting relevant requirements.
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exclusive bank transfer account
To facilitate top-up, HUAWEI CLOUD provides the exclusive bank transfer account for users. After a user applies for an exclusive bank transfer account, the system automatically matches the user's HUAWEI CLOUD account when a user uses the exclusive bank transfer account to transfer funds.
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in grace period
The grace period refers to the period provided by HUAWEI CLOUD for customers to renew an order and top up the account when a yearly/monthly subscribed resource expires or a pay-per-use resource is in arrears. During this period, customers can access and visit the cloud service normally.
Invoice
A business voucher issued and received by organizations and individuals during product trading, service provisioning, or other business activities It is the very basis for accounting, and also an important evidence required in enforcement inspection of auditing bodies and tax authorities.
invoice form
Electronic invoice or paper invoice.
invoice method
Request an invoice from HUAWEI CLOUD by order or by bill cycle. Request an invoice by order: Select a paid order and the invoice amount is automatically generated. Request an invoice by bill cycle: Select a bill cycle and the invoice amount is automatically generated.
invoice title
Name of the buyer (a company or an individual).
invoice type
HUAWEI CLOUD provides special VAT invoices and common VAT invoices. Special VAT invoices can only be purchased and used by general VAT taxpayers. They cannot be purchased or used by small-scale VAT taxpayers or people who are not VAT taxpayers. According to the Provisional Regulations for VAT, general taxpayers refer to those whose annual taxable sales exceed 1.8 million RMB, while small-scale taxpayers refer to those whose taxable annual sales are under 1.8 million RMB. With the approval of the tax authorities, small-scale taxpayers with a sound accounting and auditing system and can provide accurate information for taxation purposes may be treated as general taxpayers.
invoiced amount
The amount of invoice that a user has applied for issuing.
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order
A record of information about product transactions made by commercial activity participants.
order contract
A contract that is generated for paid orders, based on the template.
order No.
The only identifier of an order.
order status
The status of an order in different phases during the order life cycle. The order statuses are Pending payment, Pending review, Processing, Completed, and Canceled.
order type
Each order type indicates a different transaction type among subscription, renewal, change, unsubscription, change from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use, change from pay-per-use to yearly/monthly, trial use, and commercial use.
other unsubscriptions
All unsubscriptions that do not meet the conditions of 5-day unconditional unsubscription are categorized into other unsubscriptions.
outstanding invoice amount
HUAWEI CLOUD can issue VAT invoices for expenditures only. The invoices issued in advance for unsubscriptions, specifications degradation, and receipts may have a greater amount than the actual expenditure amount. The differential amount is recorded as the outstanding amount.
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package
Package is a combination of services and tariffs that HUAWEI CLOUD uses to promote products and attract users. A package can be a portfolio product or an atomic product that combines multiple tariff policies.
package usage
Some resources belong to a package within a certain period. Users can subscribe to a package. The usage within the package usage is not charged separately.
paid bill
HUAWEI CLOUD summarizes and settles the consumption of customers in the current period on a monthly basis, and calculates the consumption amount and amount to be paid.
pay-per-use
A mode in which a product is charged. Users can use the product first, and then are charged based on the actual usage.
payment method
The payment mode a user uses when purchasing a product or service Huawei Cloud supports balance payment, online payment, and bank transfer. Balance payment: using the balance in the top-up account to pay Online payment: using third-party payment platforms (such as Alipay) or e-banking to pay. Bank transfer: transferring fund from the payer's bank account to the payee's bank account.
product instance
Instance data about products customers order It includes information about products and services ordered by customers.
product specifications
Product specification and price are two core factors related to a product. Product specification includes specifications of one or multiple resources. It describes the specifications of services or resources comprising a product.
product type
A level of the service management model For the convenience of management, services are categorized according to certain logics, and Service Type is a level in this categorization model. In public cloud operation, Service Type usually refers to the type of a cloud service.
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received amount
Accumulated received top-up amount of a user in the HUAWEI CLOUD account.
refund
Users can apply for refund in the Billing Center if they do not want to purchase or use HUAWEI CLOUD products any more. After the application is approved, users' account balance will be refunded to users' bank accounts or payment platform accounts.
region
A region which can offer independent public cloud services serving a large geographic area To guarantee service high availability and disaster recovery, a Cloud Service Region usually contains two or more available zones. An available zone is made of one or more CDCs. Currently, Cloud Service Regions have been set up in North China, South China, and East China.
renew
Extending the user permission for products that customers have purchased.
resource
Resources refer to physical or logical sources or supplies (such as equipment, IP addresses, and ports) used in marketing or customer services. Material objects that HUAWEI CLOUD sells or gives as gifts to users are also resources.
resource specifications
Resource specification is a set of attributes and attribute values. It describes characteristics of resources required for cloud services. Specifications of different-type resources contain different attributes. Specifications of resources of the same type contain the same attributes but different attribute values.
resource type
A level of the resource management model For management convenience, resources are categorized according to certain logics, and Resource Type is a level in this categorization model. In public cloud operation, Resource Type usually refers to the type of the resource used.
retention period
If a user does not renew the yearly/monthly subscribed resource or pay off the arrears of the pay-per-use resource before the grace period expires, the resource enters the retention period after the grace period expires.During the retention period, customers cannot access or use the cloud service, but the data stored in cloud service is still reserved. After the retention period expires, the resource will be automatically deleted.
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service agreement contract
A contract generated for to-be-paid orders or service agreements, based on required templates.
service type
A level of the service management model For the convenience of management, services are categorized according to certain logics, and Service Type is a level in this categorization model. In public cloud operation, Service Type usually refers to the type of a cloud service.
special coupon
HUAWEI CLOUD provides special coupons for users. Special coupons can be used as cash.
specifications-degraded renewal
Customers renew a product while degrading instance and bandwidth specifications. This operation applies only to bandwidth products.
standard remittance account
A unified bank account used by HUAWEI CLOUD to receive funds transferred from users offline.
sub-total
Sum of the official prices of all the products included in an order.
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top up
Users' operation of increasing funds in their HUAWEI CLOUD accounts through online payment and bank transfer methods.
total
The amount due is the order sub-total minus the discount for the order. It is the sum of the expenditures paid using the credit account, cash account, cash coupons, flexi-purchase coupons, and stored value cards.
total invoiceable amount
The invoiceable amount is calculated based on the invoice method selected by the user.
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unified expiration date
Through renewals, a customer extends the expiration dates of resources in different package cycles to the same fixed date specified by the customer. This fixed date is the unified expiration date.
unpaid bill
Consumption amount that has been generated but has not been settled because the settlement time is not arrived.
unpaid fee
Unpaid Fee is the credit amount that a user has used but has not paid in a timely manner based on the credit rule.
unsubscribe from a renewal period
After renewing a periodically subscribed product, customers can unsubscribe from the renewal period before the renewal takes effect.
unsubscription
Before a periodically subscribed product expires, the customer terminates the transaction relationship with HUAWEI CLOUD. For an unsubscription, HUAWEI CLOUD returns the fees for the remaining days of the period based on the unsubscription rules, and deletes the product instances and resources.
usage
Product or resource usage in a certain period, including the usage duration, capacity usage, usage times, and traffic usage.
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