Bills

Bill Generation

Pay-per-use resources are billed by the hour, day, or month, depending on their usage types. The general-purpose file system usage is billed by the hour. For details, see Bill Run for Pay-per-Use Resources.

You are not charged immediately after a record is generated. For example, if a pay-per-use general-purpose file system (which is billed on an hourly basis) is deleted at 08:30, you will still have expenditures for the hour between 08:00 to 09:00. However, you will not likely be billed for the hour between 08:00 to 09:00 until about 10:00. After choosing Billing > Bills > Expenditure Items in the left navigation pane, Expenditure Time on the displayed page indicates the time when the pay-per-use resource is used.

Viewing Bills of a Specific Resource

Use the SFS file system ID to search for a bill.

1. Log in to the SFS console.
2. In the file system list, click the icon next to the name of a general-purpose file system to copy the name.
   Figure 1 Obtaining the general-purpose file system name
   

3. Access the Expenditure Details page.
4. Select Resource ID as the filter criterion, enter the general-purpose file system name copied in 2, and click the icon.
   Figure 2 Searching for a bill
   

   By default, the bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can choose other display options as required. For details, see Bills.