Cloudpods – Advanced Settings

Docs: Rate Set Configuration

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Rate set configuration manages rate sets and unit prices for resource types. Configured rates help produce accurate user bill information on the cloud management platform.

Rate sources:

Public cloud resource rates are set by each vendor;
On-premises IDC and private cloud resource rates must be specified by admins.

Note

The system includes a built-in rate set named “default” that cannot be deleted. Clone a rate set to create a custom one, then bind it to domains, projects, or organization structures.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Rate Set Configuration” in the left menu to open Rate Set Configuration.

View rate set list

List fields: Rate set name (name/notes editable), ID, Rate set source, creation time.
The default rate set has an empty source; cloned rate sets show their source rate set.

Clone a rate set

Clone a new rate set from an existing one.

Note

In a cloned rate set, rates for each resource type default to the source rate set. If you change a resource type rate in the source, clones based on that source update as well. After you “Customize rate” for a resource type in a child rate set, that type’s source becomes the current rate set and is no longer affected by the previous source.

Click “Clone rate set” above the list.
Choose “Rate set source” and enter “Name”.
Click “OK”.

Delete a rate set

Delete a custom rate set. The default rate set (default) cannot be deleted.

In the row actions, click “Delete”.
Confirm to delete.

View and manage rates

Click a rate set name to open the details drawer.
On the “Rates” tab, view the resource rate list.

Field	Description
Resource type	Billable resource type; click to open rate details.
Usage type	Usage metering type.
Applied platform	Applicable cloud platform; empty means all.
Spec parameters	Model and specification parameters.
Owning rate set	Rate set this rate belongs to.
Billing precision	Per second / hour / day / month / year (traffic types can also bill by usage).
Billing mode	Uniform pay-as-you-go, Tiered pay-as-you-go, Tiered flat price.
Rate	Currently effective rate.
Validity	Rate validity period.

You can select “Show only items with rates set”.
Filter by resource type, usage type, applied platform, and more.
Click “Refresh resource types” to sync newly added resource types into the list.

View historical rates and operation logs

Click a resource type name, or click “View rates” in the row actions, to open the rate details drawer.
“Historical rates”: View historical, currently effective, and not-yet-effective rates.
“Operation logs”: View related operation records.

Set a new rate

Open the “Historical rates” tab and click “Set new rate”.
Configure Billing precision, Billing mode, Rate, and Start month, then confirm.

Customize rate

In a non-default rate set, customize an inherited rate as a rate for the current rate set.

Open the “Rates” tab of a non-default rate set.
In the row actions, click “Customize rate”, configure, and confirm.

Edit / delete rates

Only not-yet-effective rates can be edited or deleted; expired and currently effective rates cannot.

Open the “Historical rates” tab.
In the row actions of a not-yet-effective rate, click “Edit” or “Delete”.

Edit rate attributes (default rate set)

Only the default rate set supports “More” → “Edit” to adjust rate item attributes.

Parameter	Description
Resource type	Resource type.
Usage type	Usage type.
Cloud platform type	Applicable cloud platform.
Model	Model.
Spec parameters	Spec parameters.
Do not bill	When enabled, this spec does not generate bill line items.

Set application scope

Bind a custom rate set to domains, projects, or organization structures. The default rate set has no “Application scope” tab.

Click a non-default rate set name to open the details drawer.
Open the “Application scope” tab.
Click “Bind”, choose scope type (Domain / Project / Organization structure) and the specific objects, then confirm.

List fields: Application scope, Application scope details.

Unbind application scope

Unbind one: In the row actions, click “Unbind”.
Unbind many: Select records and click “Unbind” above the list.

Docs: Bill Resources

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Bill Resources provides a unified view of bill-side resource instances, including resource type, product, platform, cloud account, project attribution, and resource tags. You can change project attribution or edit tags.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Bill Resources” in the left menu.

View bill resources

Field	Description
Resource name/ID	Resource name and ID.
External ID	Cloud-side external ID.
Resource type	Resource type after platform normalization.
Product	Cloud product (original resource type).
Resource tags	Resource tags; admins can edit directly in the list.
Platform	Cloud platform.
Cloud account	Cloud account.
Project	Attributed project (includes domain; manual attribution is marked “Manual”).
Resource source	Bill or Cloud management.
Region	Region.
Creation time	When the resource was created.

Filter by resource tag, external ID, platform, cloud account, project, domain, region, resource type, product, and more.

Click a resource name to view “Details”, “Events”, and “Operation logs” in the side panel.

Change project

Change project attribution for bill resources. Supports single and batch change (usually requires admin permission).

Change one

Click “Change project” in the row actions.
Choose the target project and confirm.

Change in batch

Select one or more resources, then click “Change project” above the list.
Choose the target project and confirm.

Edit tags

Add or change resource tags on bill resources (usually requires admin permission).

Select one or more resources, then click “Edit tags” above the list.
Configure tag keys and values, then confirm.

Admins can also edit directly in the Resource tags column. Tags on the details tab are read-only.

View events

Click a resource name to open the details side panel.
Click the “Events” tab to view resource events.
To rebuild events, click “Rebuild events” and follow the prompts.

Docs: Secondary Pricing Policies

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Secondary pricing policies reprice original bills by configured rules. The admin console can show both original and secondary-priced costs; domain admin / project views that hit a policy usually show only secondary-priced costs.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Secondary Pricing Policies” in the left menu.

View policy list

The list shows name, domain, effective start time, cloud environment, platform, cloud account, cloud subscription / primary account, policy type, price coefficient, applied bills, creation time, and more. Filter by name, creation time, and policy type; export is supported.

Create a secondary pricing policy

Click “Create” above the list.
Configure parameters, then click “OK”.

Basic parameters

Parameter	Description
Name	Policy name.
Domain	Scope. Empty means global; or specify a domain.
Effective start time	Choose by month. The policy stays in effect from now until before that start month.
Application scope	Must be precise at least to Platform (cannot select “All” only). Choose cloud environment and platform, then optionally cloud account and subscription; Alibaba Cloud can also choose a primary account.
Policy type	Global policy or Resource policy (resource policy for Alibaba Cloud only).

Global policy

Set a unified “Price coefficient”. Cost after secondary pricing = original cost × price coefficient.

Resource policy (Alibaba Cloud only)

Set coefficients per product detail; multiple rules allowed:

Parameter	Description
Product detail	Choose a product; you can keep “Other / All” as a fallback rule.
Region	Multi-select; or “Unlimited”. Mutually exclusive with “Unlimited”.
Subscription duration	Such as unlimited, 1–11 months, 1–3 years.
Resource price coefficient	Price coefficient for this rule.

Helpers:

“Clone from existing resource policy”: choose an existing resource policy and bring in its rules for further edits.
“Import resource policy from file”: import product detail, region, subscription duration, discount, and other fields from a template.

Advanced configuration

When multi-currency exchange rates are supported, expand “Advanced configuration”:

Parameter	Description
Applied bills	Bill currency the policy applies to. “All” applies to all bills; or pick a display currency (including merge-display / original-bill scenarios).

Calculate bills

Trigger bill calculation (fetch / recalculate) for a month and cloud account so secondary pricing results land in bills.

Click “Calculate bills” above the list.
Choose Month and Cloud account.
Click “OK”.

Delete policies

Supports single and batch delete.

Delete one: Click “Delete” in the row actions and confirm.

Delete in batch: Select one or more policies, click “Delete” above the list, and confirm.

View policy details

Click a policy name to open details: domain, effective start time, cloud environment, platform, cloud account, cloud subscription, price coefficient, policy type, applied bills, and more. For resource policies, also view secondary pricing resource rule details.

View operation logs

On the details page, open the “Operation logs” tab. Filter by time, load more, view details, and export logs on this page (click in the upper right).

Docs: Exchange Rate Configuration

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Exchange Rate Configuration menu appears under Billing → Advanced Settings only after “Merge multi-currency bills” is enabled in global settings.

Exchange rates between currencies for onboarded bills are summarized by effective month. Other Billing pages can convert bills of different currencies to one currency using the configured rates.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Exchange Rate Configuration” in the left menu.

View exchange rates

View exchange rate configuration by effective month.

On the Exchange Rate Configuration page, review the monthly rate list.
The list mainly includes:
- Effective month: month when this rate set applies.
- Exchange rate: rates between currencies for that month, for example ¥1 = $0.1400.
You can export the current list.

Edit exchange rates

Edit rates for a given effective month. Changes affect bill display for the corresponding time range.

On the Exchange Rate Configuration page, click “Edit” in the row actions for an effective month.
The page warns that changing rates affects bills in the corresponding time range.
Adjust source currency, rate value, and target currency as needed. Click “Add exchange rate” to add a currency pair, or delete pairs you do not need.
Click “OK” to finish.

Note

Source and target currencies must differ.
The rate must be a number greater than 0.
The effective month on the edit page cannot be changed; only rate details for that month can be adjusted.

Docs: Bill Configuration

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Bill Configuration excludes specified resource types (product details) by platform or cloud account so excluded products are not included in cost statistics and analysis. Use it to filter unrelated or unneeded bill products.

This feature is visible only in the admin console.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Bill Configuration” in the left menu.

View bill configuration

The list shows created exclusion rules. Main fields: name, cloud environment, platform, cloud account, excluded resource types. Filter by ID, name, platform, and cloud account; export is supported.

Click a name to open details and view cloud environment, platform, cloud account, and excluded resource type details.

Create bill configuration

Click “Create” above the list.
Configure parameters, then click “OK”.

Parameter	Description
Name	Configuration name.
Cloud environment / Platform	Select cloud environment and platform; platform is required. Available platforms depend on the cloud environment.
Cloud account	Optional. If unset (or all), applies to all cloud accounts under the platform.
Excluded resource types	Product types to exclude; multi-select and required. Options depend on platform and cloud account.

Import resource types from a file

If the product list is incomplete, click “Import resource types from file”:

Download the import template (columns “Product detail Code” and “Product detail”).
Fill in the template and upload an .xlsx file.
After a successful import, matching products are added to options and selected automatically.

Note

Excluded resource type options change with cloud environment, platform, and cloud account. File import can add product options not yet returned by the platform.

Delete bill configuration

Click “Delete” in the row actions and confirm to delete the exclusion rule.

Docs: Product Category Maintenance

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Product Category Maintenance views the product category dictionary and maintains mappings between cloud products, cloud usage types, and product categories. After changing mappings, run “Rerun bills” under “Cost Analysis / Cloud Accounts” before they take effect in cost analysis and bill details.

Entry: In the cloud management platform, click the navigation menu in the upper left, then click “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Advanced Settings / Product Category Maintenance” in the left menu.

The page has two tabs:

“Dictionary maintenance”: read-only view of the product category dictionary.
“Mapping maintenance”: maintain product / usage type to category mappings.

Dictionary maintenance

Read-only product category list (create, edit, and delete are not supported).

Click the “Dictionary maintenance” tab.
Review the Product category list.
Click a category name to view mapping details under the “Mappings” tab in the side panel.

Mapping maintenance

Click the “Mapping maintenance” tab.
Review the mapping list.

Field	Description
Product	Cloud product (original resource type).
Platform	Cloud platform.
Cloud usage type	Cloud usage type.
Creation time	When the mapping was created.
Update time	When the mapping was updated.

Filter by platform, product, product category, cloud usage type, and more.

Edit mapping

Click “Edit” in the row actions.
Choose the target Product category and confirm.

Batch edit mappings

Select one or more mappings, then click “Batch edit mappings” above the list.
In the dialog, choose target product categories for each row and confirm.

Note

After mappings are updated, go to “Cost & Optimization / Billing / Cost Analysis / Cloud Account Cost” and run “Rerun bills” for related cloud accounts before changes appear in cost analysis and bill details.

Delete mapping

Click “Delete” in the row actions.
Confirm to delete.