## 6.1.1.3.6.2  Understanding Budget Settings
A budget configuration includes several settings:
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| Setting                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| Budget Nameand Description | A unique display name and short description for the budget.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Monthly Budget Amount      | The amount allocated to the budget per month. • When the budget type (see Budget Type ) is set to Cost , the specified amount represents a monetary value in the same currency as that of the global account. • When the budget type is set to Charged Usage , the specified amount corre- sponds to the unit of the metric (for example: API Calls ) of the selected service plan (see Scope ).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Time Period                | Includes the budget start date and optional end date. A budget without an end date never expires. Note however, that you are allowed up to 10 active budgets per global account.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Budget Type                | Determines the type of data that the budget is based on: • Cost : The budget is based on list price data as shown in the Billing tab. • Charged Usage : The budget is based on charged usage data as shown in the Billing tab.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Scope                      | Determines which subaccounts and service plans in the global account are moni- tored by the set budget: • Subacounts : By default, the budget's scope covers all subaccounts, but you can choose specific subaccounts to monitor. • Service Plans : The service plans that are monitored by the budget depend on the budget's type: • When the budget type is set to Cost , then by default all services and their plans are covered in the budget's scope, but you can choose spe- cific plans to monitor. • When the budget type is set to Charged Usage , you must specify a single service plan to be monitored by the budget. If a particular plan has multiple metrics, then you must choose a specific metric.  Note You can only choose from services that currently have registered usage |
| Setting           | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| Budget Thresholds | (Optional) Define up to three threshold percentages ranging from 1%to 120% relative to the monthly budget amount. When you configure a budget threshold and enable it (by selecting its checkbox), the threshold value is displayed over the History chart when you view a budget's details in the cockpit. Additionally, you can: • Opt-in to send automatic email notifications to global account administra- tors when a threshold is exceeded. • Use the SAP Alert Notification service for SAP BTP to set up customized alerts for your preferred recipients, communication channels, and monitor- ing solutions. For more information, see Setting Up Budget Threshold Alerts [page 2237]. |