vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Because you have a unified view of all usage that's organized by your account groups and accounts, you can charge back usage costs to the associated teams. For more information, see [Recovering costs for enterprise usage](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/billing-usage?topic=billing-usage-enterprise-usageenterprise-cost-recovery).





 Creating a consistent enterprise hierarchy 

When you set up your enterprise, you create an enterprise hierarchy that reflects your company or organization. Reference the [Enterprise account architecture](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/enterprise-account-architecture) white paper to learn about taking advantage of automation and the recommendations for how to configure and govern IBM Cloud at scale.

As you create accounts and account groups, plan a consistent scheme for how your company uses the following enterprise layers:



* Resource groups
* Accounts within an account group
* Account groups within the enterprise



For example, your company might create accounts for each team, with resource groups or projects within the account for development, testing, and production environments. Another company might have distinct accounts for each environment, which are grouped into account groups for each team.

However you choose to structure your enterprise, be as consistent as possible to simplify enterprise management. Because it's easy to create and keep track of new accounts, it can be tempting to create many separate accounts as users request them. However, each account introduces more management overhead. As you plan how to structure your enterprise, keep in mind the following points:



* For each account that you create, users must be invited and their access must be managed separately.
* An inconsistent structure can make it harder to determine who to give access within each account and which teams are using resources.
* Users can collaborate on resources and services within an individual account only. Resources can't be moved between accounts.







 Setting up access policies in an enterprise 

As always, follow the best practice for assigning the minimal number of access policies and levels of access. By using these techniques, you spend less time assigning access to users and more time on developing in IBM Cloud while ensuring that you don't provide too much access to users who don't need it.
However, tiered charges add more pricing tiers, often offering discounted charges in tiers with larger consumption. Tiered pricing is offered in simple, graduated, or block.



 Simple tier 

In the simple tier model, the unit price is determined by the tier that the quantity of your usage falls into. The total price is your quantity that is multiplied by the unit price in that tier, for example:



Table 2. Simple tier pricing table

 Quantity of Items Unit Price for All Items 

 Tier 1: 1 - 1000 $1 USD 
 Tier 2: 1001 - 2000 $0.90 USD 
 Tier 3: 2001 - 3000 $0.75 USD 
 Tier 4: 3001 - 4000 $0.60 USD 
 Tier 5: > 4000 $0.40 USD 



The following table illustrates how much you pay with a plan that is based on a simple tier pricing model:



Table 3. Charge calculation by using the simple tier pricing model

 Quantity of Items Charge Calculation Total Price 

 500 500 × 1 = 500 $500 USD 
 1500 1500 × 0.90 = 1350 $1350 USD 
 2500 2500 × 0.75 = 1875 $1875 USD 
 ... ... ... 
 5200 5200 × 0.40 = 2080 $2080 USD 







 Graduated tier 

In the graduated tier model, the unit price per tier decreases as your level of usage increases. The total price is the cumulative charges for each level of usage, consisting of your quantity multiplied by the unit price at that tier, for example:



Table 4. Graduated tier pricing table

 Quantity of Items Unit Price for Items in the Tier 

 Tier 1: 1 - 1000 $1 USD 
 Tier 2: 1001 - 2000 $0.90 USD 
 Tier 3: 2001 - 3000 $0.75 USD 
 Tier 4: 3001 - 4000 $0.60 USD 
 Tier 5: > 4000 $0.40 USD 



The following table illustrates how much you pay with a plan that is based on a graduated tier pricing model:



Table 5. Charge calculation by using the graduated tier pricing model

 Quantity of Items Charge Calculation Total Price 

 500 500 × 1 (unit price for Tier 1) = 500 $500 USD
Why can't I import an existing account to the enterprise? 

To import an existing enterprise, you must have the correct access roles assigned on the Billing service.

  What’s happening 

When you try to import an existing account to enterprise, one of the following issues occurs:



*  When you click Add existing account in the Account section in the console, the account that you want to add is not listed.
*  You don't have the option to click Import account.



  Why it’s happening 

You aren't assigned the correct access, or the account isn't eligible to be imported.

  How to fix it 

If you can't see the existing account that you want to import, you need the Administrator role on the Billing service of the existing account.

If the Import account option isn't available, verify that you have the Administrator or Editor role on the Billing service of the enterprise and the Administrator or Editor role on the Enterprise service for the parent enterprise or account group.

If the account that you want to import is a Pay-As-You-Go account and you're still unable to import it after you verify that you have access, the account might not be eligible to be imported into the enterprise. Some Pay-As-You-Go accounts can't be directly imported into an enterprise, such as many Pay-As-You-Go accounts that are billed in United States dollars (USD). Contact [IBM Cloud Sales](https://www.ibm.com/cloud?contactmodule) to convert the account to a Subscription account, and then import it into the enterprise.
Configuring user list visibility restriction 

When you modify the User list visibility restriction IAM account setting in the Manage > Access (IAM) > Settings dashboard, you get 1 event with action billing.account-traits.update.

For example, see the requestData field for the event billing.account-traits.update:

"action": "billing.account-traits.update",
"message": "Billing service: update account traits",
"requestData": {
"origin": "BSS",
"team_directory_enabled": false
}





 requestData fields 

The following table lists requestData fields that you can find in events that are generated when the IAM account settings are modified from the Access (IAM) > Settings dashboard:



Table 20. Account IAM settings requestData fields

 Field Type Description 

 team_directory_enabled Boolean Defines the status of the User list visibility restriction IAM account setting. <br>When it is set to true, users in your account can view other users from the Users page. 
 mfa String Defines the MFA method that is required for users to log in to the account. <br>Valid values are TOTP, and TOTP4ALL <br>This field is set to TOTP when the account requires MFA for non-federated users only. Users are required an ID, password, and a time-based one-time passcode to log in. <br>This field is set to TOTP4ALL when the account requires MFA for all users. <br>All users by requiring an ID, password, and a time-based one-time passcode. <br>When this field is empty, MFA is not enabled in the account, and all users log in by using a standard ID and password.
If you're a new Pay-As-You-Go account owner that is located in the US and you are paying with a credit card, can you add multiple cards to the account, replace your default card with a saved one, or edit the details of a card. You manage your credit card from the [Payments](https://cloud.ibm.com/billing/payments) page in the IBM Cloud console.

Complete the following steps to add a new payment method to the account:



1. Click Add payment method.
2. Enter the card details, and click Save. Updates to your card details are reflected immediately.



You can’t enter a PO Box as the billing address.

When you add a new credit card, it becomes the default credit card. Recurring payments are charged to the default payment method.

Complete the following steps to edit your active payment method:



1. Click the Actions icon ![Actions icon](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs-content/v1/content/9713d864488177dc6b273b53b7f2383a81f10bc1/icons/action-menu-icon.svg) > Edit menu.
2. To edit the billing address, click Edit and update the billing address.
3. To edit the card details, click Edit and update the card number or expiration date.



You can only have one address that's associated with your payment methods. All credit cards in the account will be updated to the same address.

Complete the following steps to set a new default payment method:



1. Click the Actions icon ![Actions icon](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs-content/v1/content/9713d864488177dc6b273b53b7f2383a81f10bc1/icons/action-menu-icon.svg) > Set as default.
2. Confirm that you want to make this payment method the default. The default payment method is charged for recurring payments







 Managing payment methods for all other accounts
Delivery Elements that specify the means or modes of transferring deliverables (things, as opposed to personal services) from one party to another. Includes discussions of characteristics of delivery, such as scheduling or location. 
 Dispute Resolution Elements discussing provisions for settling any dispute (for example, regarding labor, invoices, or billing) arising between contracting parties. Provision examples might include settlement by a defined procedure such as an arbitration panel, a process for obtaining an injunction, waiving a right to trial, or prohibiting the pursuit of a class action. Also includes references to the contract's governing law or choice of law, such as a particular country or jurisdiction. 
 Force Majeure Elements that refer to unexpected or disruptive events outside a party's control that would relieve the party from performing their contractual obligation. 
 Indemnification Elements that specify the remediation of certain liabilities, when one party of the contract becomes responsible for compensating another party as a result of incurred loss or damages during the term of, or arising from the circumstances of the contract. Also includes references to any legal exemptions from loss or damages. 
 Insurance Elements referring to insurance coverage or terms of coverage that is provided by one party to another party (including to third parties such as subcontractors or others). Includes a variety of insurance including, but not limited to, medical insurance. 
 Intellectual Property Elements that discuss the assignment of rights (such as copyrights, patents, and trade secrets) to parties to the contract. Includes references to patents, rights to apply for patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks, domain names, copyrights, and all applications and registration of such schematics, industrial models, inventions, authorship, know-how, trade secrets, computer software programs, and other intangible proprietary information. Also includes discussion of the consequences of violation of intellectual property rights. 
 Liability Elements that describe the method for determining when and how fault attaches to any party. Examples might include, but are not limited to, statements regarding limitations of liability, third-party claims, and repairs, replacements, or reimbursements as required of the party at fault. 
 Payment Terms & Billing Elements that detail how and when a party is to pay or get paid, as well as the items or fees the parties are paying or billed for.
The codes are typically short phrases, like PROMO200. For more information about promo codes, see [Managing promotions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/billing-usage?topic=billing-usage-applying-promo-codes).

Feature codes provide enhancements for an account, such as an unlimited number of organizations or creating a trial account. Feature codes are typically provided for online courses and certain events, such as educational sessions or conference workshops. They're typically random alphanumeric codes, like a1b2c3def456. For more information about feature codes, see [Applying feature codes](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-codes).





 Where can I get a promo code? 

Promo codes are provided on a limited basis by IBM Cloud sales to customers with Pay-As-You-Go and Subscription accounts. Promotions provide specific discounts for a set amount of time. For more information, see [Applying promo codes](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=billing-usage-applying-promo-codes).





 Where can I get a feature code? 

Feature codes are provided by IBM Cloud sales and educational providers on a limited basis. Feature codes are meant for select groups and are typically given out at hackathons, conferences, and other events. If you are taking a course through an educational provider and need additional resources to complete the course, contact your educational provider to determine if a feature code is applicable.





 How do I apply a promo code? 

To apply your promo code, go to the [Promotions](https://cloud.ibm.com/billing/promotions) page in the console, enter your promo code, and click Apply. For more information, see [Applying promo codes](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/billing-usage?topic=billing-usage-applying-promo-codes).

You might be looking for information on feature codes and subscription codes.
Your IBM Blockchain Platform billing and invoices are based on the CPU and memory allocation for each node. When you are done with your network and want to avoid any further charges, you need to delete your nodes from the console and then delete your blockchain service instance from IBM Cloud. Storage that was provisioned for the node is automatically deleted when the node is deleted.



 IBM Cloud and IBM Blockchain Platform charges 

If IBM Cloud has your credit card on file, you will be sent a link to view your invoice. You can also view it from your IBM Cloud Dashboard by navigating to Manage > Billing and Usage > Invoices.



1. Click the Download icon next to the invoice you want to view.
2. You will have the option to download your invoice in "PDF invoice" or "EXCEL invoice" format.



* PDF invoice Select this format when limited detail is required. This format includes the line-item "Platform Services Containers" that includes your IBM Cloud Kubernetes and Storage costs (as well as other container costs). The line item "Platform Services Other Services" aggregates your blockchain cost with other service costs.
* EXCEL invoice Select this format when you need more insight into your Kubernetes containers, storage instances, and blockchain cost. Navigate to the Detailed Billing sheet in the downloaded invoice workbook to understand how those specific line items break down, and see details of the specific containers/storage instances you got charged for. The Blockchain Platform cost is visible under the Description line item "Platform Service Plan Feature Usage: Blockchain Platform Standard" . For example, a Detailed Billing tab would look similar to the following:





Zoom

![Detailed invoice](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs-content/v1/content/c5288bed34c3820e3a5251d820ee91adcd2591a3/blockchain/images/detailed-invoice.png)

Figure 2. Kubernetes cluster charges
Using the Pricing calculator to estimate your monthly cost per user per month 

The pricing information for your system resources is shown on the side of the provisioining window and shows all of your equipment and physical resource costs. To view the cost estimates for your organization on a per user basis, use the pricing calculator. You can get estimates for different configurations before you begin provisioning. The pricing calculator is on the DaaS estimate tab on the main Citrix-DaaS product page.



  What the pricing calculator does 

The pricing calculator looks at several factors to estimate your cost and savings with different Citrix-DaaS configurations:



1.  The geographic area and region where your resources are located.
2.  The number of users that use your system.
3.  The operating system that your system uses.
4.  The boot volume size on your system.
5.  The profile settings for your system, including the image to use, CPU, RAM, etc.



The calculator takes the inputs and creates a per user estimate for your configuration.





  Calculating cost per user for your system 

To calculate the cost per users for your Citrix-DaaS configuration:



1.  From the Citrix-DaaS product page, select the DaaS estimate tab. The pricing calculator is shown.
2.  Enter the geographic, user, OS, and boot volume information for your system.
3.  Verify that the profile settings listed match your system or match the system that you are estimating. If they do not match, select Change Profile to enter the correct profile information.



The calculator shows you the cost estimate per user for your system.

If you want to see estimates for different profiles, or different numbers of users, modify the specific fields to see new estimates.
If you're not sure how much your typical usage might cost, you can estimate it by using the [cost estimator](https://cloud.ibm.com/estimator/review).
3. Review your subscription details, and then enter your payment information.

After your payment information is processed, your subscription credit is added to your account. You can monitor your subscription usage on this same Subscriptions page. See [Managing subscriptions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/billing-usage?topic=billing-usage-subscriptions) for more information.



Your subscription renews automatically. If you want to discontinue your subscription renewal, [contact support](https://cloud.ibm.com/unifiedsupport/supportcenter).





 Converting a Pay-As-You-Go account to a Subscription account 

You can convert your Pay-As-You-Go account to a Subscription account at any time. Contact [IBM Cloud Sales](https://www.ibm.com/cloud?contactmodule) to get started.
If the plan you select has an instance price, the price for the instance includes a set number of entity IDs and API calls that are included in the instance price. If you exceed the included allotment, your instance continues to operate normally but you accumulate an overage charge based on the published rate for entity IDs and API calls.

The Active Entity ID cost is based on the number of unique entities that interact with your App Configuration instance during the month. Entities self-identify when an API call is made, and each instance of your application provides a unique entity ID. You are not charged for entities that do not call App Configuration during the month. If your pricing plan includes a free allotment of Active Entity IDs, then you are not charged until the allotment is exceeded.

Active Entity ID cost can be difficult to predict so you need to closely monitor your historical activity. See [How to view usage metrics for App Configuration?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/faqsfaq-ac-metrics) Rely on your own domain knowledge, business metrics, and usage forecasts to predict Active Entity ID cost.

The API Call cost is based on the number of API calls sent or received by App Configuration during the month over all your entities combined. Check section - [What are the charges to use App Configuration?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/faqsfaq-ac-charges) to determine what constitutes an API call.

If your pricing plan includes a free allotment of API calls, then you are not charged until the allotment is exceeded. Closely monitor your historical activity and check out [How to view usage metrics for App Configuration?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/faqsfaq-ac-metrics) Rely on your own domain knowledge, business metrics, and usage forecasts to predict cost.
* Can you give some example pricing scenarios?



 Pricing Scenario 1: Mobile App with Feature Flags 

Assume you have a mobile app and you want feature flags and targeted segments to roll out features incrementally to different sets of users. Your historical metrics show 200,000 users but only about 50% are active in a month.
You can programmatically view your usage by calling the [IBM Cloud Usage Reports API](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/metering-reportingget-account-usage). You can base the query in your API call on an account, org, resource group, or resource instance.

The following examples show queries that you can use to view account level usage:



* Curl
* Java
* Python
* Go
* Node



curl -X GET -H "Authorization: {iam_token}" -H "Accept: application/json" "{base_url}/v4/accounts/{account_id}/usage/{billingmonth}"

ServiceCall<AccountUsage> getAccountUsage(GetAccountUsageOptions getAccountUsageOptions)

get_account_usage(self,
account_id: str,
billingmonth: str,
,
names: bool = None,
accept_language: str = None,
kwargs
) -> DetailedResponse

(usageReports UsageReportsV4) GetAccountUsage(getAccountUsageOptions GetAccountUsageOptions) (result AccountUsage, response core.DetailedResponse, err error)

getAccountUsage(params)





 Exporting your usage details to a .csv file 

You can export a summary of your account's usage, or information about your services and instances, to a CSV file. By exporting your CSV file, you can easily find usage and cost information estimates for each resource for chargebacks to your customers or to understand more about your costs. Because the report includes usage data for the entire account, you need Administrator access on the Billing service to export usage details.

This is not an estimate of your final bill. Instance costs don’t reflect your final bill because other charges or discounts might be applied to your account.



1. In the console, go to Manage > Billing and usage, and select Usage.
2. Click Export CSV and select one of the options:
You can also provision a Bare Metal Servers with a quote or add it to an estimate. When you save a quote, a link is sent to the email address associated with your account. Open the link to see the saved quote information.

Another option is to go to Manage > Billing and usage > Sales > Device quotes. If you have access, you can purchase the quoted offering by clicking the quote and confirming the order. Adding to estimate places the configurations proposed cost in the pricing calculator. Click Information for more details about the pricing calculator.







 Next Steps 

After your Bare Metal Servers is provisioned, you can start managing it. For more information, see [Managing Bare Metal Servers](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/bare-metal?topic=bare-metal-bm-manage-servers).
View the cost 

At any time, you can see how much cost has been incurred by jobs associated with an instance.



  View instance cost 

To determine how much has been billed to an instance during the current billing cycle, from the [Instances page](https://cloud.ibm.com/quantum/instances), click the instance to open its details page.

These are the fields relevant to cost:



*  Billing cycle usage: Qiskit Runtime usage by this instance during the current billing cycle. This usage is the time counted by Qiskit Runtime to process a job, and is determined by the use of internal resources.
*  Billing cycle cost: The total cost of running jobs during the current billing cycle.
*  Total usage: Qiskit Runtime usage by this instance since it was created.
*  Total cost: The total cost of running jobs on this instance since it was created. Only administrators can set this value.



You can view your billing cycle on the [IBM Cloud Billing and usage page](https://cloud.ibm.com/billing).





  View job cost 

To determine how much has been billed to each job associated with an instance, from the [Instances page](https://cloud.ibm.com/quantum/instances), click the instance to open its details page. Next, on the left side, click Jobs.

These are the columns relevant to cost:



*  Usage: Qiskit Runtime used by this job. This usage is the time counted by Qiskit Runtime to process a job, and is determined by the use of internal resources.
*  Cost: The total cost of running this job.







  Next steps 

To learn about how costs are incurred, see [Qiskit Runtime plans](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/quantum-computing?topic=quantum-computing-plans).

To learn how to limit costs, see [Manage costs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/quantum-computing?topic=quantum-computing-cost).