Bills

Bill Generation

A pay-per-use resource is billed by the hour, day, or month, depending on the resource's usage type. For details, see Bill Run for Pay-per-Use Resources. The enterprise router usage is billed by the hour.

You are not charged immediately after a record is generated. For example, if a pay-per-use enterprise router is deleted at 08:30, you will still have expenditures for 08:00 to 09:00. However, but you will not likely be billed for the 08:00 to 09:00 hour until about 10:00. In Billing Center, choose Billing > Expenditure Items in the left navigation pane. Expenditure Time in the bill indicates the time when the pay-per-use resource is used.

Viewing Bills of an Enterprise Router

[Example 1: Use the resource ID to search for a bill. The resource ID is the same as that in the bill.]

1. Log in to the management console and choose Networking > Enterprise Router.

   The enterprise router list is displayed.

2. Go to the Attachments tab using either of the following methods:
   • In the upper right corner of the enterprise router, click Manage Attachment.
   • Click the enterprise router name and click Attachments.

3. In the attachment list, obtain the attachment ID.
   Click the icon shown in Figure 1 to copy the attachment ID.

   Figure 1 Obtaining an attachment ID
   

4. On the top menu bar, choose Billing & Costs > Bills.

   The Dashboard page is displayed.

5. Choose Billing > Expenditure Details in the left navigation pane. Select Resource ID from the filter criteria, enter the resource ID obtained in 3, and click .
   Figure 2 Searching for a transaction
   

   By default, bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can also select other statistical dimensions or periods. For details, see Bills.

[Example 2: Use the resource name to search for a bill.]

1. Log in to the management console and choose Networking > Enterprise Router.

   The enterprise router list is displayed.

2. Go to the Attachments tab using either of the following methods:
   • In the upper right corner of the enterprise router, click Manage Attachment.
   • Click the enterprise router name and click Attachments.

3. In the attachment list, obtain the attachment name.
   Click the icon shown in Figure 3 to copy the attachment name.

   Figure 3 Obtaining the attachment name
   

4. On the top menu bar, choose Billing & Costs > Bills.

   The Dashboard page is displayed.

5. On the Bill Details tab, select Resource Name from the filter criteria, enter the resource name obtained in 3, and click .
   Figure 4 Searching for a transaction
   

   For details, see Bills.

Checking the Consistency of the Actual Usage and Billed Usage

Assume that you created an enterprise router at 12:25:30 on July 6, 2023, created a VPC attachment for the enterprise router at 12:36:00 on July 6, 2023, and deleted this attachment at 18:50 on July 7, 2023. During this period of time, a total of 532-GB traffic was used by the attachment.

• Duration that the attachment is used

  Each attachment is billed hourly and only in full hours. If the duration is less than one hour, the attachment is still billed for a full hour. Table 2 describes the attachment price.

  Table 1 Attachment transaction record

  Cloud Service	Enterprise Router
  Resource Type	Attachments
  Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
  Expenditure Time	From 12:36:00 on July 6, 2023 to 18:50:00 on July 7, 2023, a transaction record is generated.
  List Price	List price on the official website = Usage x Unit price In this example, the duration is 30 hours and 14 minutes. The total duration is 31 hours because pricing is listed on a per-hour basis. The unit price of the attachment is $0.06 USD per hour. The list price of this attachment is $0.06 USD x 31 hours = $1.86 USD.
  Discounted Amount	Discounts offered for cloud services, for example, commercial discounts, partner authorized discounts, and promotional discounts. Discounts are based on the list prices.
  Truncated Amount	Huawei Cloud billing is calculated to the 8th decimal place. However, the amount due is truncated to the 2nd decimal place. The third and later decimal places are referred to as the truncated amounts. In this example, the truncated amount is $0 USD.
  Amount Due	Amount due = List price – Discount amount – Truncated amount In this example, if the discounted amount is 0 and the truncated amount is 0, the amount due is $1.86 USD – $0 USD – $0 USD = $1.86 USD.

• Traffic

  You are billed for the actual traffic that flows from each attachment to an enterprise router. In this example, there is 532 GB of traffic. Table 2 describes the traffic price.

  Table 2 Traffic transaction record

  Cloud Service	Enterprise Router
  Resource Type	Attachments
  Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
  Expenditure Time	From 12:36:00 on July 6, 2023 to 18:50:00 on July 7, 2023, a transaction record is generated.
  List Price	List price on the official website = Usage x Unit price In this example, the actual traffic is 532 GB, and the unit of traffic is $0.02 USD/GB. The list price of traffic is $0.02 USD x 532 GB = $10.64 USD.
  Discounted Amount	Discounts offered for cloud services, for example, commercial discounts, partner authorized discounts, and promotional discounts. Discounts are based on the list prices.
  Truncated Amount	Huawei Cloud billing is calculated to the 8th decimal place. However, the amount due is truncated to the 2nd decimal place. The third and later decimal places are referred to as the truncated amounts. In this example, the truncated amount is $0 USD.
  Amount Due	Amount due = List price – Discount amount – Truncated amount In this example, if the discounted amount is 0 and the truncated amount is 0, the amount due is $10.64 USD – $0 USD – $0 USD = $10.64 USD.