Manage billing group

Billing groups are organized groups that allow systematic management of billing and payment methods within a domain. When a domain is created, a main billing group is automatically set up to manage invoice issuance and payment management. However, if there is a need to distinguish and manage billing on a per-project or group basis, additional sub-billing groups can be created and used.

Permission Notice

• The Billing > Billing Group Management tab can only be accessed by users with the Billing Administrator role.
• Billing service users must be registered in at least one billing group; otherwise, access to the Billing menu will be restricted.
• You can check your IAM role permissions by accessing the console and navigating to Profile in the upper right corner > Account Information > IAM Role tab.

Billing group classification

Billing groups are divided into main and sub-groups to efficiently support payment management for projects.

Classification	Description
Main billing group	- Automatically created during domain creation and cannot be deleted; only one exists per domain. - When a project is first created, it is automatically connected to the main billing group. - The billing manager of the main billing group receives consolidated invoices for the entire group and can view all billing groups. - A payment method must be registered; if not, additional billing groups cannot be created. - If there is no need to distinguish between billing, revenue, and payments, it can be managed with a single main billing group.
Sub billing group	- Groups that can separately manage billing, revenue, and payments for each group. - The billing manager of a sub-billing group can only view projects connected to that group. - Sub-billing groups can only be created after a payment method is registered in the main billing group. - After creating a sub-billing group, a separate payment method for individual billing management must be registered. - Up to 30 sub-billing groups can be created per domain.

Manage billing group

In the Billing Group Management menu, you can link projects to each group to check invoices and perform tasks such as connecting and disconnecting projects, managing receipt email information, and verifying payment methods.

Here are the basic ways to manage billing groups:

• Project connection: Each project can only be connected to one billing group and cannot be connected to multiple groups simultaneously.
• Project disconnection: If a project is disconnected from a sub-billing group, it will automatically connect to the main billing group. Projects cannot be directly disconnected from the main billing group; they must first be disconnected from a sub-billing group and then moved to the main billing group.
• Change application timing: Changes to project connections will take effect from the invoice issued the following month.
• Use of sub-billing groups: Billing can be issued and payment methods managed using only the main billing group without sub-billing groups. However, if individual billing management is necessary, sub-billing groups can be created and used. Projects not connected to a sub-billing group will be billed automatically to the main billing group.

View billing group

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Billing menu.
2. In the Billing Group Management menu, you can view the list of currently created billing groups.
3. Click on the billing group name to view detailed information on the corresponding billing group's detail page. Please refer to the table below for descriptions of each item.

Tab	Description
Details	View details about the billing group's domain, group classification, payment method, etc. - Billing Group Name: Name of the billing group set by the user. - Connected Projects: Number of projects connected to the billing group.   ᄂ Clicking will navigate to the list of connected projects. - Creator: Creator of the billing group.   ᄂ The main billing group is displayed as automatically generated by the system with a hyphen (-). - Creation Date: Date of billing group creation. - Invoice Receipt Email: Email address receiving invoices. - Tax Invoice Receipt Email: Email address receiving tax invoices.
Connected Projects	View the list of projects connected to the billing group. - Project Tab: A tab that allows distinguishing between the list of projects connected to the main billing group and the overall list of projects.   ᄂ In the main billing group, you can view both the connected projects and the complete project list. - Filter: Search based on project name, project ID, and connected billing group. - Project Name: Name set when the project is created, which cannot be changed. - Project ID: Unique ID of the project. - Connected Billing Group: Billing group to which the project is connected.   ᄂ In the main billing group, you can view both the connected projects and the overall project list.
Permission Settings	Check registered users and their billing roles for each billing group, and add necessary permissions. - Filter: Search based on user ID and billing role. - User ID: Email address registered when the user was created. - Billing Role: User's billing role.   ᄂ If there are multiple roles, only the highest role is displayed (e.g., if both Billing Administrator and Billing Viewer are held, it is displayed as Billing Administrator).

4. If necessary, click the button in the upper right corner to [Modify] or [Delete] the billing group's information.

Create sub-billing group

If individual billing management is needed, sub-billing groups can be created and used.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Billing menu.
2. After clicking on the Billing Group Management menu, click the [Create Group] button in the upper right corner. The button will be activated after the payment method for the main billing group is registered.
3. Move to the Billing Group Creation screen, fill in the necessary information, and click the [Create] button. Billing groups created by users cannot be main billing groups and will be classified as sub-billing groups.

Please refer to the table below for descriptions of each item on the billing group creation screen.

Item	Description
Basic Information	Name: Name of the billing group. - Duplicate billing group names within the same domain are not allowed.
Email Information	Receipt email information. - Email address for receiving invoices, at least 1 required (maximum 10). - Email address for receiving tax invoices, at least 1 required (maximum 2).
Project Management	Manage projects by connecting or disconnecting them to the sub-billing group. - Project: Project to connect/disconnect. - Affiliated Billing Group: Billing group to which the project belongs. - You can look up project names and select them, and see each project's currently connected billing group in a dropdown list. - Projects connected to other billing groups can be brought in; prior agreement among billing administrators is required.

Modify billing group

You can modify the name, invoice and tax invoice receipt emails, and connected projects of a created billing group.

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Billing menu.
2. In the Billing Group Management menu, select the billing group for which you want to check the information.
3. In the detailed screen of the billing group, click on the [Modify Group] button in the upper right corner.
4. In the billing group modification screen, you can modify the name, receipt email, and project management.
   However, the name of the main billing group cannot be modified and is set to be the same as the domain name.
5. Click the [Modify] button after completion.

Delete billing group

You can delete billing groups except for the main billing group. Please note the following items when deleting.

Deletion Notice

• Deleted billing groups cannot be restored.
• If there are projects connected to the billing group, you must disconnect the projects before deleting the billing group.
• Remaining free credits in the deleted billing group cannot be used.
• If there are unpaid amounts, the billing group cannot be deleted. Please pay the unpaid amounts before deletion.
• If there are current month usages, please delete after the invoice for the current month is issued or move the projects with usage to another billing group before deletion.
• If there are paid credits,

Manage user permission

You can add or remove users from billing groups, allowing for appropriate permission assignment and management.

Permission guidance

• User permissions for each billing group can be set by the Billing Administrator of the main billing group or the administrator of each sub-billing group.
• Billing service users must be registered in at least one billing group; users not belonging to any billing group will have completely restricted access to the billing menu.
• Your IAM role permissions can be checked in the KakaoCloud Console > Profile in the upper right corner > Account Information > IAM Role tab.

Add user permission

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Billing menu.
2. In the Billing Group Management menu, click the name of the desired billing group to go to the detailed screen.
3. Select the Permission Settings tab to view registered users.
4. If you need to add a user, click the [Add Permission] button in the upper right corner of the user list.
5. In the Add Billing Group Permission screen, enter the user's ID (email address) and select the billing role.
6. After completing the entries, click the [Add] button to save the changes.

Remove user permission

1. Go to KakaoCloud Console > Billing menu.
2. In the Billing Group Management menu, click the name of the billing group from which you wish to delete a user to go to the detailed screen.
3. Select the Permission Settings tab to view registered users.
4. Click the more options button on the right side of the user list to select the user you want to remove.
5. Manually enter the email address of the user you wish to delete.
6. After completing the entry, click the [Delete] button to save the changes.

Billing permission synchronization notice

The information below will be synchronized with IAM and can be checked in the billing permission settings list within 10 minutes after modification. If the billing role has not changed after 10 minutes, please contact Helpdesk > Technical Inquiry.

• Change of Organization Owner
• Change of Billing Role
• Addition of New Billing Role
• User Deletion (IAM User Deletion)