Pre-bills

The Pre-bills page allows users to view, filter, and analyze preliminary billing records generated by the system based on tariffs, usage, and other billing events.

Overview

The main screen consists of several key sections:

1. Statistics Panel

Located at the top of the page, displaying key aggregated information:

• Pre-bills (All): total number of pre-bills.

• Statuses: number of pre-bills in each status: – Pending – Approved

• Companies: list of companies associated with pre-bills.

• Bill-cycles: available billing cycles.

2. Search and Filters

• Global search field for searching by pre-bill number or other parameters.

• Filter icon for advanced filtering options.

3. Pre-bills Table

Displays a list of pre-bills with columns:

• Number — unique pre-bill number.

• Created at — creation date.

• Company — company associated with the pre-bill.

• Total amount — total amount of the pre-bill.

• Currency code — currency (USD, EUR, etc.).

Each row can be opened to view detailed information.

Details

The Details tab provides key attributes of the pre-bill and a breakdown of billing items.

1. General Information

Contains key document parameters:

• Status — current status (Pending, Approved).

• Business type — type of billing operation.

• Currency — document currency.

• Reference — additional reference or identifier.

• Created at — date the pre-bill was created.

2. Item List

Shows detailed billing items, including:

• Item — name or type of billing event (e.g., "Starter PayWhat SIMC").

• Qty — quantity of units.

• Unit price — price per unit.

• Amount (local) — amount in local currency.

At the bottom:

• Total excl. VAT — total amount excluding VAT.

This tab is used for manual verification of billing components before approval.

Usage

The Usage tab shows detailed resource usage that contributed to the pre-bill calculation.

1. General Information

• Billing cycle — billing cycle for which usage was calculated.

• Created at — date usage data was generated.

2. Usage Table

Displays detailed usage records:

• Destination — target resource or identifier.

• Usage (MB / min / units) — quantity of resources consumed.

• Plan name — plan or service bundle applied.

• Pool name — pool or group associated with the usage.

• Calculation date — date the usage was calculated.

• Nickname

• Labels

Pagination and page controls are available at the bottom.

This tab enables the analysis of usage details.

3. Export

The Usage tab also provides the ability to export these details in CSV format for further analysis or record-keeping.