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Editing Cost Meter Cards

You can edit and update a Cost Meter Card when you need to make a change. For example, you can open a card to adjust the billing period dates or add new charge information to the card. This is useful when new or unique information comes in that you want to track for a card. This task assumes you are logged in to Virtana Global View.

To edit a Cost Meter Card, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in to the Virtana Global View and click Governance.

  2. Select On-Premises Cost Governance and click Cost Meter Cards.

    The Cost Meter Cards page opens.

  3. Select the meter card that you want to edit from the list of cards.

    The Update Meter Card window opens.

    Figure 3. Update Meter Card window
    Update Meter Card window


    Follow the table to get a description of each field before filling in the form for the Update Meter Card.

    Table 12. Meter Card Fields and their Description

    Field

    Description

    Meter Card Title

    User-defined title for the Meter Card.

    Billing Information

    Billing Period Start

    Timestamp indicating the start of the billing period.

    Billing Period End

    Timestamp indicating the end of the billing period.

    Currency

    Specifies the currency code (e.g., USD, INR).

    Pricing Information

    Category

    Identifies the category of the Meter Card.

    Unit

    Specifies the provider-defined measurement unit.

    Unit Price

    Indicates the cost per unit of the Meter Card.

    Location

    Site

    Name of the isolated geographic area where the resource or service is provisioned.

    Lineage of Charge

    Vendor

    The entity/provider/vendor responsible for the service or product.



  4. Update the existing field values in the Update Meter Card window, for example, update the billing information.

  5. Optionally, click the Edit Meter Card Fields tab to open the Add More Fields window.

    Here you can add more fields to your card. This is useful when you receive unique information that you want to track in the card.  You can add, edit, or remove these optional fields. For example, if you want to add new charge information, you can add the fields to the card.

    1. Select the field you want to add to the card.

      When you select a field using the category dropdown menu, both the category and the field are added to the card. For example, if you select Charge Period in the Charge category, the Charge category now appears on the card with the selected fields. For the list of categories and fields you can add, see Cost Meter Card Optional Fields Description.

      Figure 4. Add More Fields window
      Add More Fields window

      Use the following table to add fields to your Cost Meter card.

      Table 13. Details of Optional Fields for Cost Meter Card 

      Card Category

      Optional Fields

      SKU Information

      • SKU ID: Unique identifier for a specific AWS service or product offering used for billing and cost tracking.

      • SKU Price ID: Identifier linked to the pricing details of an AWS SKU, representing a unique rate or price point for that service.

      Account Hierarchy

      • Sub Account ID: AWS account ID of a child account within an AWS organization, often used for consolidated billing and resource segregation.

      • Sub Account Name: Readable name or label assigned to a sub-account under an AWS organization for easier identification and management.

      Billing Information

      • Account ID: The unique 12-digit identifier for your AWS account incurring the charges.

      • Account Name: The user-assigned display name for the AWS account, used for easy recognition in reports.

      Charge

      • Charge Period: The start and end dates represent the time window the charge applies to.

      • Frequency: Depicts how often the charge recurs (e.g., one-time, hourly, monthly).

      • Cost Category: User-defined or AWS-defined labeling used to group or organize costs for analysis.

      • Class: Indicates the classification or type of charge (e.g., usage, recurring fee, tax).

      • Description: A textual explanation providing details about the charge, such as service type or resource usage.

      Location

      • Region ID: Identifier for the AWS geographic region (e.g., us-east-1) where the resource is located or the charge is incurred.

      • Availability Zone: Specific isolated location within an AWS region (e.g., us-east-1a) where resources are deployed.

      Discount

      • Discount Category: Type or classification of the discount (e.g., Reserved Instance, Savings Plan, promotion).

      • Discount ID: Unique identifier assigned to the individual discount applied.

      • Discount Name: Human-readable label or name for the discount.

      • Discount Type: The method by which the discount is applied (e.g., upfront, recurring, usage-based).

      • Discount Status: Current state of the discount (e.g., active, expired, pending).

      Lineage of Charge

      • Publisher: The entity or provider responsible for the service or product, often AWS or an AWS Marketplace Seller.

      • Invoice Issuer: The organization or partner that generates and issues the billing invoice for the charges.

      Additional Information

      • IO Instance: System-generated universally unique identifier associated with a specific appliance or device.

      • Entity Name: Descriptive name or label representing the resource, service, or organizational entity related to the charge.





    2. After you make your selections, click Save to return to the card.

      Note

      To remove optional fields in a card, click the X next to the field name that you want to delete in the Add More Fields window.

      Optionally, click the dropdown menu of the category, clear the check box, and click Save.

  6. On the Update Meter Card window, click Save.

When you open the card, you can view these new or updated fields. These changes are also visible to other users in your organization.

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