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What Are the Differences Between a Resource Account and a Member Account for Unified Accounting?

In Landing Zone solution, a resource account is the minimum unit for resource isolation. Resource accounts are used for internal resource and security management.

A resource account must be created with an enterprise master account through Organizations and is associated with the master account that is used to create it. Resource accounts cannot be used for transactions on Huawei Cloud, but member accounts can.

Table 1 lists more differences between a resource account and a member account for unified accounting.

**Table 1** Differences between a resource account and a unified accounting member account for unified accounting
Scenario	Sub-Scenario	Resource Account	Member Account
Registration	-	A resource account cannot be independently created. You can only create a resource account with an enterprise master account using Organizations. A resource account cannot be associated with an enterprise master account through invitations.	A member account can be independently created. You can create a member account in Enterprise Center. You can also invite a member to associate with you.
Login	-	You cannot sign in to Huawei Cloud with a resource account. Instead, you can access account resources via agency or IAM.	You can sign in to Huawei Cloud with a member account.
Real-name authentication	-	A member account inherits the real-name information from the enterprise master account that the member account was created with. You cannot independently perform real-name authentication or change the information of real-name authentication for a resource account.	A member account inherits the real-name information from the enterprise master account that the member account was created with. You cannot independently perform real-name authentication or change the information of real-name authentication for a resource account.
Account information	-	You can view basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations. You cannot modify basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations. If basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations are changed in an enterprise master account, these changes are synchronized to resource accounts created with the master account. You can add or change the mobile number or email address for a resource account.	You can view basic information, real-name information, address, and preference configurations. You can modify basic information, address, and preference configurations, but not the real-name information. If the real-name information of an enterprise master account is changed, the change will be synchronized to its member accounts.
Resource subscription	Pay-per-use resources	You can purchase pay-per-use resources with a resource account. You can view resources on service consoles. Resources are paid for by master accounts. Resource accounts can enjoy discounts of their master accounts. If resources are not paid for as required, they enter a grace period and a retention period.	You can purchase pay-per-use resources with a member account. You can view resources on service consoles. Resources are paid for by master accounts. Resource accounts can enjoy discounts of their master accounts. If resources are not paid for as required, they enter a grace period and a retention period.
	Yearly/monthly resources	You can purchase yearly/monthly resources with a resource account. You need to specify the master account when placing orders. In Billing Center, you can view all of your orders that are pending payment, newly purchased, unsubscribed from, or renewed. You can view, modify, renew, and unsubscribe from resources on service consoles.	You can purchase yearly/monthly resources with a member account. You need to specify the master account when placing orders. In Billing Center, you can view all of your orders that are pending payment, newly purchased, unsubscribed from, or renewed. You can view, modify, renew, and unsubscribe from resources on service consoles.
	Resource packages and savings plans	You cannot purchase resource packages or savings plans with a resource account.	You can purchase resource packages or savings plans with a member account.
Payment	Top-up and withdrawal	You cannot top up a resource account. You cannot withdraw money from a resource account.	You can top up a member account. You can withdraw money from a member account.
	Paying bills	Resources in a resource account are paid for by the associated master account.	Resources in a resource account are paid for by their associated master. Enterprise members pay for their orders before they are associated with an enterprise master.
	Bill generation and settlement	Bills are not generated for resource accounts If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, the master is billed for their associated resource accounts. If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is billed for the enterprise master and the resource accounts associated with the enterprise master. You can view bills and expenditure details with your resource account. An enterprise master can view all bills and expenditure details in their own and their resource accounts.	Bills are not generated for member accounts. If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or a referral customer of Huawei Cloud, the enterprise master is billed for their members. If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is billed for the enterprise master and the members associated with the enterprise master. You can view bills and expenditure details using a member account. An enterprise master can view all bills and expenditure details in their own and their member accounts.
	Invoicing	Invoices are not issued to resource accounts. If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, they can issue an invoice based on one or more resource accounts. If an enterprise master is a resale customer or authorized distributor of Huawei Cloud, invoices are issued to their partners.	Invoices are not issued to member accounts that are associated with enterprise master accounts. If an enterprise master is a direct-sales or referral customer of Huawei Cloud, they are billed for their enterprise members. If an enterprise master is associated with their partner in the resale model, their partner is invoiced. An enterprise member is invoiced before they are associated with an enterprise master.
Sharing resource packages and savings plans	-	An enterprise master can share their resource packages and savings plans with associated resource accounts after resource package and savings plan sharing is enabled. By default, newly associated resource accounts can enjoy resource packages or savings plans shared by their enterprise master accounts. If resource package or savings plan sharing is disabled, resource accounts associated with their master accounts after the disablement cannot enjoy shared resource packages or savings plans, but resource accounts associated with their master accounts before the disablement can. An enterprise master can specify which resource accounts can share their resource packages and savings plans. After resource package or savings plan sharing is enabled, it takes effect immediately. Resource packages or savings plans only applies to resource costs generated after the sharing.	An enterprise master can share their resource packages with their members after resource package sharing is enabled. By default, newly associated member accounts can enjoy resource packages or savings plans shared by their enterprise master accounts. If resource package or savings plan sharing is disabled, member accounts associated with their master accounts after the disablement cannot enjoy shared resource packages or savings plans, but member accounts associated with their master accounts before the disablement can. An enterprise master can specify which resource accounts can share their resource packages and savings plans. After resource package or savings plan sharing is enabled, it takes effect immediately. Resource packages or savings plans only applies to resource costs generated after the sharing.
Coupons	-	Cash coupons are not issued for resource accounts.	Cash coupons are not issued for member accounts. You can apply legacy cash coupons to bills generated before you associated with an enterprise master.
Cost management	-	You can perform operations such as budget tracking, exception monitoring, and viewing cost recommendations with a resource account. You cannot purchase savings plans with a resource account.	You can perform operations such as budget tracking, exception monitoring, and viewing recommended cost optimizations with a member account. If you disassociate from your master account, you can only manage costs generated after the disassociation.
Closing accounts	-	An enterprise master can close resource accounts through Organizations. You cannot close your own resource account in My Account.	Your enterprise master cannot close your account. You can close your own member account in My Account.