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IPU billing periods

IPU billing periods can be on a monthly or annual basis. The

Metering

page for monthly billing is slightly different from the page for annual billing.

Monthly billing basis

If your billing period is on a monthly basis, you can view IPU information by billing periods. The metering dashboard includes the following panels:

Current IPU Usage: The
Current IPU Usage
panel includes the following information:
The total number of IPUs entitled, consumed, and remaining in the current billing period.
An estimate of the number of days remaining before the IPU balance is depleted based on current usage.
The IPU usage for the billing period. You can view usage by meter, project, or folder.
If you view the usage by project or folder, you have the option to see historical consumption by asset location.

A graph that shows the total IPU usage per day.

To view historical information on IPU consumption, click
Historical View
and select the number of billing periods to include.
Current Billing Period to Date: The
Current Billing Period to Date
panel includes the following information for most meters:
The IPU rate.
The IPUs consumed in the current billing period and the previous billing period.
Usage based on scalars such as compute units, data volume, and rows processed for the current billing period and previous billing period.

To view the details for a meter, click on the meter name. The details page shows the current usage by IPU and scalar, an historical usage graph that shows IPU usage for the selected number of billing periods, and detailed usage information by date.

Annual billing basis

If your billing period is on an annual basis, you can view IPU information by billing periods or by reporting periods, which are monthly. The metering dashboard includes the following panels:

IPU Usage: The
IPU Usage
panel includes the following information:
The total number of IPUs entitled, consumed, and remaining in the current billing period.
The total number of IPUs consumed in the current reporting period. The reporting period is the current month.
The IPU usage for the billing period or reporting period. You can view usage by meter, project, or folder.
If you view the usage by project or folder, you have the option to see historical consumption by asset location.

A graph that shows the total IPU usage per day for the billing period or reporting period.

To view historical information on IPU consumption, click
Historical View
and select the number of reporting periods to include.
Current Billing Period to Date: The
Current Billing Period to Date
panel includes the following information for most meters:
The IPUs consumed in the current billing period.
The IPUs consumed in the current reporting period and the previous reporting period.
Usage based on scalars such as compute units, data volume, and rows processed for the current reporting period and previous reporting period.

To view the details for each meter, click the meter name. The details page shows the current usage by IPU and scalar, an historical usage graph that shows IPU and scalar usage for the selected number of reporting periods, and detailed IPU usage information by reporting period.

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IPU billing periods

IPU billing periods

Monthly billing basis

Annual billing basis