Bills

You can view the resource usage and bills for different billing cycles on the Bills page in the Billing Center.

Bill Generation

Transaction records for resource package subscriptions are generated immediately after being paid for.

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 08:00 to 09:00 hour. However, you will not likely be billed for the 08:00 to 09:00 hour 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.

Log in to the SFS console.
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
Access the Expenditure Details page.
Select Resource ID as the filter criteria, 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.