User Guide

• 1: Get started
• 2: Dashboards
• 2.1: Dashboard Templates
• 2.2: Create Dashboard
• 2.3: Customize Dashboard
• 2.4: Review & Quick Configuration
• 3: Project
• 3.1: Project
• 3.2: Member
• 4: Asset inventory
• 4.1: Quick Start
• 4.2: Cloud service
• 4.3: Server
• 4.4: Collector
• 4.5: Service account
• 5: Cost Explorer
• 5.1: Cost analysis
• 5.2: Budget
• 6: Alert manager
• 6.1: Quick Start
• 6.2: Dashboard
• 6.3: Alert
• 6.4: Webhook
• 6.5: Event rule
• 6.6: Maintenance window
• 6.7: Notification
• 6.8: Escalation policy
• 7: Administration
• 7.1: [IAM] User
• 8: My page
• 8.1: Account & profile
• 8.2: Notifications channel
• 9: Information
• 9.1: Notice
• 10: Advanced feature
• 10.1: Custom table
• 10.2: Export as an Excel file
• 10.3: Search
• 11: Plugin
• 11.1: [Alert manager] notification
• 11.2: [Alert manager] webhook
• 11.3: [Asset inventory] collector
• 11.4: [Cost analysis] data source
• 11.5: [IAM] authentication

1 - Get started

To use Cloudforet's services, the following three prerequisites must be met:

• User settings
• Project settings
• Service account settings

User settings

Cloudforet users are classified into three types: internal users, external users, and API users.

This section only introduces how to add internal users, and how to add external users and API users can be found in [IAM] user guide.

Adding a user

(1) Click the [Create] button on the [Admin > Users] page.

(2) In the [Create user] modal, select the [Local] tab.

(2-1) After entering the ID, click the [Check ID] button to check if the ID is valid.

(2-2) After entering the name, email, and password to identify the user, click the [OK] button to complete the user creation.

Project settings

Create project and Project group for systematic resource management .

Creating a project group

Since a project must belong to one project group, you must first create a project group before creating a project.

(1) Click the [Create project group] button on the [Project] page.

(2) After entering the project group name in the [Create project group] modal dialog, click the [OK] button to create the project group.

Creating a project

After creating a project group, create a project that will belong to it.

(1) Select the previously created project group from the list of project groups on the left and click the [Create project] button at the top right.

(2) After entering the project name in the [Create project] modal dialog, click the [OK] button to create the project.

Inviting project group members

You can invite users to a project group to register as a Member of the project group.

(1) Select the previously created project group from the [Project group] list on the left.

(2) Click the [Manage project group members] icon button at the top right.

(3) Click the [Invite] button on the [Manage project group members] page to open the [Invite members] modal dialog.

(3-1) Select the member you want to invite. You can select and invite multiple members at once.

(3-2) Select the role to be granted to the members to be invited.

(3-3) After entering the labels for the members to invite, press the Enter key to add them.

(3-4) Click the [OK] button to complete member invitation.

Service account settings

Service Account means the Cloud service account required to collect resources for the cloud service.

Adding cloud service account

(1) On the [Asset Inventory > Service account] page, select the cloud service you want to add.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Fill out the service account creation form.

(3-1) Enter basic information.

(3-2) Specify the project to collect resources from according to the service account.

(3-3) Enter encryption key information.

(4) Click the [Save] button to complete.

After completing the above steps, if you want to use Cloudforet’s services more conveniently and in a variety of ways, please see the following guide:

• Start Asset inventory
• Start cost analysis
• Start Alert manager

2 - Dashboards

2.1 - Dashboard Templates

Monthly Cost Summary

This is a dashboard that visualizes cloud cost status and budget utilization based on various group-specific statistical criteria in the form of charts.

It is comprised of cost-related widgets, and among the dashboard variables, one specific Data-Source must be selected.

CDN & Traffic

This is a dashboard that charts the status of CDN and traffic-related costs and usage for a specific cloud product. One specific Data-Source must be selected.

Compliance Overview

This is a dashboard that visualizes compliance configuration audit and monitoring results. One specific Data-Source must be selected.

2.2 - Create Dashboard

Creating a new dashboard

You can create a dashboard following the steps below.

(1) To create a new dashboard, you can either click on [Dashboard > Create New Dashboard] in the top menu or click the [+] button at the top of the left-hand menu within the dashboard service to go to the creation page.

(2) On the "Create New Dashboard" page, select the dashboard scope and choose whether it should be public or not.

• Entire Workspace : The data for the entire workspace's projects will be displayed.
• Single Project : The dashboard will be configured using only the data from a chosen project.

(3) You can select from the default templates provided by Cloudforet or choose to duplicate an existing dashboard. After selecting your preferred options, click the [Continue] button.

(4) After entering the dashboard name, you can complete creating the dashboard using the provided widgets. For detailed editing instructions, refer to here.

(5) The created dashboard can be found on the [View All Dashboards] page, categorized based on [viewers] and [scope].

To review the created dashboard and make quick adjustments, please refer to here.

2.3 - Customize Dashboard

Customizing your dashboard

Switch to 'Customize' mode

Clicking the [Customize] button on the right side of a dashboard page will take you to the dashboard editing page.

Rename the dashboard

You can click the [Edit] icon button next to the dashboard title to make changes.

Manage labels

You can add or remove labels just below the dashboard title at the top. Labels are used to categorize and differentiate dashboard-related categories and features, making them useful for dashboard searches.

Apply a period range

(1) When you activate the [Date Range Selector] option from the right side panel, a dropdown button for setting the period will be displayed on the dashboard.

(2) You can select a specific month from the drop-down or choose a specific month within the last 3 years using the [Custom] menu.

Configure auto data refresh

You can choose the data refresh interval from the [Refresh] dropdown in the upper right corner of the dashboard.

Add widgets

(1) Click the [+ Add Widget] button on the right-hand dashboard editing page.

(2) Select a specific widget from the list on the left and add it.

(2-2) If you have selected a specific widget, you can enter the [Name] and set the detailed options.

(2-3) If there are no additional options you want, you can click the [+Add Option] button to add them.

(2-4) When you've finished the configuration, click the [Confirm] button to complete adding widgets to the dashboard.

Rearrange the widget order

You can change the order by drag & drop the widget name button from the widget list in the right panel.

Enlarge widget size

If you want to view a widget in full-screen, click the [Full Screen] icon button in the top right corner of the widget.

Edit a widget

(1) Click the [Edit] icon button in the top right corner of the widget to edit it.

(2) You can edit the widget name and options, then click the [Confirm] button to save your changes. However, if you don't [Save] the dashboard in [Customize] mode, the edited widget won't be reflected in the final version.

• For information on widget option settings, please refer to here.

2.4 - Review & Quick Configuration

Editing a dashboard's name or Deleting/Duplicating

Editing a dashboard's name

(1) Click the [Edit] icon button next to the dashboard name.

(2) After changing the dashboard's name, click the [Confirm] button.

Deleting

(1) Click the [Trash] icon button next to the dashboard name.

(2) Click the [Confirm] button in the [Delete Dashboard] modal to delete the dashboard.

Duplicating

(1) Click the [Clone] button on the right side of a dashboard.

(2) Select the following options and complete the cloning.

• Dashboard name
• Viewers: Select one between Private and Public.

Managing labels

Label addition/removal can be done in the same way as on here.

Setting filters

When you set up filters, you can view the dashboard data filtered by the desired conditions.

(1) Choose the specific options of the desired item from the Variables section at the top of the dashboard.

(2) If there are differences from the previously saved settings, the [Save] button on the right side will be activated, allowing you to quickly save the changes.

(3) If you want to revert your changes to the most recently saved values while in the process of changing options, click the [Reset] button.

(4) Click the [+ More] > [Manage Variables] button to review all available variables or add custom variables.

(4-1) If you need to add custom variables, click the [+ Add Variable] button in the upper right corner of the [Manage Variables] window.

(4-2) After entering the basic information for the variable you want to add, click the [Save] button.

Setting the period

In the dashboard's top-right [Period] dropdown, you can select a specific month or choose a specific month within the last 3 years using the [Custom] menu.

Configuring auto data refresh

You can select the data refresh interval from the [Refresh] dropdown in the top right corner of the dashboard.

Viewing and editing widget settings

(1) Click the [Full Screen] icon button in the top-right corner of a specific widget

(2) In full-screen mode, you can examine detailed widget data. The top filter options are the same as the dashboard variables, and you can explore each option to get a closer look at the widget's data.

(3) If detailed editing of the widget is required, click the [Edit Options] button in the top-right corner.

(4) Similar to [Customize] mode, you can edit and save the specific items of the widget.

• For information on widget option settings, please refer to here.

3 - Project

Design and manage a hierarchical structure according to the size and structure of your organization, where you can systematically manage the collected cloud resources.

Create a Project group and a Project on the project page of Cloudforet, and invite your member.

3.1 - Project

Creating a project

(1) From the [Project group] list on the left side of the [Project] page, select a project group for which you will create a project.

(2) Click the [Create project] button at the top right.

(3) After entering a project name in the [Create project] modal dialog, click the [OK] button to create the project.

Viewing the project list

From the project list, you can easily check the resource status of the major categories of each project.
You can also enter a search word to see a list of project groups and projects that match your criteria.

Getting a list of all projects

You can view a list of the entire projects by selecting [All projects] from [Project groups] on the left.

Viewing a list of projects in a project group

You can select the project group you want from the [Project group] list on the left to view projects belonging to that group only.

If there are other project groups under the selected project group, the projects belonging to such other project groups are not displayed here.

- Project Group A
    - Project Group B
        - Project B-1
        - Project B-2
    - Project A-1
    - Project A-2

For example in the above structure, if you select Project Group A, only Project A-1 and Project A-2 would be displayed in the list.

Exploring projects

Select a project from a list of projects to enter the project detail page.

Project Dashboard

In the [Summary information] tab, you can check the aggregated information of the resources belonging to the project through the project dashboard.

In addition, statistical information about the project in diverse formats through multiple widgets helps to manage resources more efficiently and minimize costs.

Below is a list of widgets on the project dashboard.

Edit project

Changing project name

(1) Click the [Edit] icon button to the right of the project name.

(2) After entering the name to be changed in the [Change project] modal dialog, click the [OK] button to change the project name.

Managing project tags

You can manage it by adding tags to your project.

(1) Click the [Edit] button inside the [Tag] tab.

(2) Click the [Add Tag] button on the [Tag] page.

(3) Enter the value to be added in the form of ‘key:value.’

(3-1) If you want to add more tags, click the [Add tag] button as many as the number of tags you want.

(4) Click the [Save] button to finish adding tags.

Deleting a project

(1) Click the [Delete] icon button to the right of the project name.

(2) Click the [OK] button in the [Delete project] modal dialog to delete the project.

3.2 - Member

Manage project group members

You can manage members by entering the [Manage project group members] page.

(1) Select the project group whose members you want to manage from the [Project group] list on the left side of the [Project] page.

(2) Click the [Manage project group members] icon button at the top right.

(3) Enter a search word on the [Manage project group members] page to view a list of projects that meet the criteria, invite new members, or edit/delete members.

Inviting project group members

(1) Click the [Invite] button on the [Manage project group members] page to open the [Invite members] modal dialog.

(2) Select the member you want to invite. You can select and invite multiple members at once.

(3) Select the roles to be granted to members that you want to invite.

(4) After entering labels for members to invite, press the Enter key to add them.

(5) Click the [OK] button to complete member invitation.

Editing project group members

You can change the roles and labels granted to members for the project group.

(1) In the [Manage project group members] page, select the member you want to edit.

(2) Select [Edit] from the [Action] dropdown.

(3) In the [Change member information] modal dialog, enter the contents you want to change and click the [OK] button to complete the change.

Deleting project group members

(1) In the [Manage project group members] page, select the member you want to delete. Multiple selections are possible.

(2) Select [Delete] from the [Action] dropdown.

(3) Click the [OK] button in the [Remove member] modal dialog to remove the member.

Managing project members

You can manage members by entering the [Members] tab of the project detail page, and all methods and contents are the same as the managing project group members (link).

(1) On the [Project] page, select the project whose members you want to manage and go to the project detail page.

(2) Select the [Member] tab.

4 - Asset inventory

4.1 - Quick Start

Creating a service account

Add a cloud service account in the [Asset inventory > Service account] page.

(1) Select a cloud service to add.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Fill out the service account creation form.

(3-1) Enter basic information.

(3-2) Specify the project to collect resources from according to the service account.

(3-3) Enter encryption key information.

Creating a collector

On the [Asset Inventory > Collector] page, create a collector to collect resources.

(1) Click the [Create] button.

(2) Select the plugin to use when collecting resources.

(3) Fill out the collector creation form. (3-1) Enter basic information such as a name and a version.

(3-2) Add tags if necessary.

(4) Create a schedule for running the collector.

(4-1) On the [Asset inventory > Collector] page, select one collector from the table, and then click the [Add] button in the [Schedule] tab.

(4-2) In the [Add schedule] modal dialog, set the time to run the collector and click the [OK] button.

Verifying collected resources

You can view the collected resources in [Asset inventory > Cloud service].

4.2 - Cloud service

Viewing a list of cloud services

The cloud service page displays the status of cloud service usage by Provider.

Advanced Search and filter settings allow you to filter the list by refined criteria.

Choosing a Provider

Select a provider to view cloud services provided through a certain provider only.

Filter settings

You can search with more detailed conditions by setting service classification and region filters.

(1) Click the [Settings] button to open the [Filter Settings] modal dialog.

(2) After selecting the desired filter, click the [OK] button to apply it.

Exploring Cloud Service

You can check the details of certain cloud services on the cloud service detail page.

Click a card on the cloud service page to go to the detail page.

You can check detailed information about the selected cloud service in the cloud service list on the left.

Viewing a list of resources in cloud services

You can enter a search word to see a list of cloud resources that match your criteria.

See here for a detailed description of Advanced search.

Click the [Excel] icon button to [Export as an Excel file] for a list of resources (/ko/docs/guides/advanced/excel-export) or click the [Settings] icon button to [Personalize table fields](/ko/ docs/guides/advanced/custom-table).

Viewing the status of cloud service usage

You can check statistical information about the selected cloud service.

For more detailed information, click the [View chart] button on the right.

Opening cloud resources console

Sometimes you need to work in a console provided by a cloud resources provider.

(1) Select the cloud resource to which you want to connect the console.

(2) Click the [Console connection] button.

(3) By clicking the button, open the provider's console in a new tab where you can continue working with the cloud resource.

Below is an example of the AWS EC2 Instance console that was opened.

Exploring resources in cloud services

If you select an item you want to look at in the list of cloud resources, you can check information about that resource at the bottom.

• [Details] (#check-cloud-resources-details)
• [Tag] (#manage-cloud-resources-tag)
• [Associated member] (#check-cloud-resource-associated-member)
• [Change history] (#check-cloud-resource-associated-member)
• [Monitoring] (#check-cloud-resource-monitoring-information)

Checking cloud resource details

Detailed information about the selected resource is displayed.

The information displayed here is divided into a Basic tab and a More information tab.

• Basic tab: This is provided as default in the cloud resources details, and the [Basic information] and [Original data] tabs are applicable.
• More information Tab: All tabs except the main tab are determined by the collector plugin that gathers resources. For detailed information, see here.

The image above is an example of cloud resources details.

Except for the [Basic information] tab and [Original data] tabs, all other tabs (AMI, Permissions, Tags) offer information added by the collector plugin.

Managing cloud resources tags

There are two types of tags for cloud resources: Managed and Custom. For each cloud resource, you can either view the Managed tags added from the provider or add Custom tags.

Each tag in the form of key: value can be useful when searching for specific resources.

[ Viewing Managed Tags ]

• The Managed tags can't be directly edited or removed in Cloudforet.

[ Creating & Viewing Custom Tags ]

(1) Click the [Edit Custom Tags] button

(2) After entering the tag in the form of key:value on the tag page, click the [Save] button to complete this process.

Checking members associated with cloud resources

In the [Associated members] tab, you can check user information that meets the conditions below:

• A user who has access to the cloud resource as a Project member

Viewing history of changing cloud resources

In the [Change history] tab, you can quickly identify changes by date/time of the selected cloud resource.

(1) You can select a certain date or search for the content you want to check.

(2) When you click a certain key value or time period, you can check the details of the corresponding history of changes.

(2-1) Contents of changes: You can check the details of which key values ​​of the resource were updated and how.

(2-2) Logs: As we support detailed logs by providers such as AWS CloudTrail, you can check which detailed events have occurred within/without of the selected time. This has a great advantage when identifying users who have made changes to a particular resource.

You can check the detailed log by clicking the value key you want to check.

(2-3) Notes: By adding/managing notes at a selected time, you can freely manage the workflow for each company, such as which person in charge is related to the change, which process you will choose to solve the issue, etc.

Checking cloud resource monitoring information

The [Monitoring] tab shows various metrics for cloud resources.

You can also view metrics for different criteria by changing the [Time range] filter, or by selecting a different statistical method from the [Statistics] dropdown.

If you select multiple resources by clicking the checkbox on the left from the list of cloud resources at the top, you can compare and explore metric information for multiple resources.

Metrics information is collected by the Monitoring plugin, and for detailed information, see here.

4.3 - Server

Getting a list of server resources

You can check a list of server resources by entering the server page through the [Asset inventory > Server] menu.

Advanced search allows you to filter the list by elaborate criteria.

Click the [Excel] icon button to [Export as an Excel file] for a list of resources (/ko/docs/guides/advanced/excel-export) or click the [Settings] icon button to [Personalize table fields](/ko/ docs/guides/advanced/custom-table).

Opening the server resources console

Sometimes you need to work on a console site that a server resources provider offers.

(1) Select the server resource to which you want to connect the console.

(2) Click the [Console connection] button.

(3) Click the button to open the provider's console in a new tab where you can continue working with the server resource.

Below is an example of the AWS EC2 Instance console that was opened.

Explore server resources

If you select the item you want to look at from a list of server resources, you can check information about the resource at the bottom.

It is equivalent to the Explore cloud service resources in the [Asset inventory > Cloud service] menu.

4.4 - Collector

Overview

To collect data with a collector, you need two elements:

Collector plugin

This is an element that defines the specifications of what resources to collect from the Cloud provider, and how to display the collected data on the screen.

Since each provider has a different structure and content of data, a collector completely relies on Collector plugin to collect resources.

For detailed information on this, see here.

Service account

To collect resources, you need to connect to an account on the Cloud provider.

Service Account is your account information to link to your provider's account.

A collector accesses the provider account through the service account created for each provider.

For detailed information on this, see here.

Create a collector

(1) Click the [+ Create] button at the top left.

(2) Follow the steps on the "Create New Collector" page.

(2-1) On the Plugin List page, find a required collector plugin and click the [Select] button.

(2-2) Enter the name and version of the collector and click the [Continue] button.

(Depending on the collector, it can be required to select a specific cloud provider.)

(2-3) Select additional options for the collector and click the [Continue] button.

(2-3-1) Service Account: Select either "All" or Specific Service Accounts. If you choose "All," the service accounts associated with the provider related to the collector will be automatically selected for data collection.

(2-3-2) Additional Options: Depending on the collector, there may or may not be additional options to select.

(2-4) You can set up a schedule to automatically perform data collection (optional). Once you have completed all the steps, click the [Create New Collector] button to finalize the collector creation.

(2-5) Once collector is created, you can collect data immediately.

Get a list of collectors

You can view a list of all collectors that have been created on the collector page.

Advanced search allows you to filter the list by elaborate criteria. For a detailed explanation, see here.

View/Edit/Delete collector

(1) View Details

(1-1) Select a specific collector card from the list to navigate to its detailed page.

(1-2) You can view the basic information, schedule, additional options, and attached service accounts.

(2) Edit or Delete

(2-1) Click on the [Edit] icon at the top and modify the collector name.

(2-2) If you need to edit details such as base information, schedule, additional options or service accounts, click the [Edit] button in each area.

(2-3) After making the changes, click the [Save Changes] button to complete the modification.

(2-4) If you need to delete a collector, click the [Trash] icon on the top.

Set up automated data collection

After creating a collector, you can still modify the automated data collection schedule for each individual collector.

(1) In the collector list page, you can enable or disable automated data collection for each collector by using the schedule toggle button(Switch On/Off) in the collector card section. You can quickly set and modify the frequency by clicking the [Edit] button.

(2) You can also navigate to the detailed page of each collector and change the schedule.

Start data collection immediately

You can collect data on a one-time basis without setting up automated data collection.

It allows data collection to take place even when the collector does not have an automated data collection schedule.

Data collection works in two ways:

• Data collection for all attached service accounts
• Data collection for a single service account

Collect data for all attached service accounts

Collector needs account information from a Provider for data collection, which is registered through Service account.

(1) Click on [Collect Data]

(Collector list Page) Hover over the collector card area for data collection, and then click the [Collect Data] button.

(Collector Detail Page) Click the [Collect Data] button located in the top right corner of the detailed page.

(2) Proceed with data collection.

(2) Whether or not the collector has completed a data collection can be checked in Collector history. You can click the [View details] link of a selected collector to go to that page.

Collect data for a single service account

When collecting data with a collector, you may only collect data from a specific cloud provider’s account.

(1) Select a collector from the collector list page, and go to detail page.

(2) You can find the list of attached service accounts on the bottom of detail page.

(3) In order to start data collection, Click the [Collect Data] button on the right side of the service account for which you want to collect data.

Checking data collection history

You can check your data collection history on the Collector history page.

You can go to the collector history page by clicking the [Collector history] button at the top of the collector page.

Checking the details of data collection history

If you select a collection history from the list of data collections above, you will be taken to the collection history details page.

You can check data collection status, basic information, and Collection history by service account.

Checking collection history for each service account

When you run the collector, each collection is performed for each associated service account.

Here you can find information about how the collection was performed by the service account.

Key field Information

• Created Count: The number of newly added resources
• Updated Count: The number of imported resources
• Disconnected Count: The number of resources that were not fetched
• Deleted Count: Number of deleted resources (in case of a resource failing to fetch multiple times, it is considered deleted.)

Check the content of collection errors

(1) Select the item you want to check for error details from a list of collections for each account.

(2) You can check the details of errors in the [Error list] tab below.

4.5 - Service account

Add service account

There are two types of service accounts for different needs and better security.

Create General Account

(1) On the [Asset inventory > Service account] page, select the cloud service you want to add.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Fill out the service account creation form.

(3-1) Select General Account.

(3-2) Enter basic information.

(3-3) Specify the project to collect resources from according to the service account.

(3-4) Enter encryption key information.

• Option 1) You can create account with its own credentials.

• Option 2) Create account using credentials from an existing Trusted Account.

• In the case of AWS, you can easily create Assume Role by attaching an exisiting Trusted Account. If you select a certain Trusted Account, its credential key will automatically get inserted, then you will only need to enter the rest of information.

• Option 3) You can also create account without credentials.

(4) Click the [Save] button to complete.

Create Trusted Account

(1) On the [Asset inventory > Service account] page, select the cloud service you want to add.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Fill out the service account creation form.

(3-1) Select Trusted Account.

(3-2) Enter basic information.

(3-3) Specify the project to collect resources from according to the service account.

(3-4) Enter encryption key information.

(4) Click the [Save] button to complete.

Viewing service account

You can view a list of service accounts that have been added, and when you click a certain account, you can check the detailed information.

Editing service account

Select a service account you want to edit from the list.

Editing each part

You can edit each part of detail information by clicking [Edit] button.

Removing service account

Select a service account you want to remove from the list.

You can delete it by clicking the delete icon button.

If the service account is Trusted Account type and currently attached to more than one General Account, it can't be removed.

5 - Cost Explorer

5.1 - Cost analysis

Verifying cost analysis

Selecting a data source

If you have more than one billing data source connected, you can perform a detailed cost analysis by selecting each data source from the "Cost Analysis" section in the left menu.

Selecting the granularity

Granularity is criteria set for how data will be displayed. The form of the provided chart or table varies depending on the detailed criteria.

• Daily: You can review daily accumulated data for a specific month.
• Monthly: You can check monthly data for a specific period (up to 12 months).
• Yearly: You can examine yearly data for the most recent three years.

Selecting the period

The available options in the "Period" menu vary depending on a granularity you choose. You can select a menu from the [Period] dropdown or configure it directly through the "Custom" menu.

Group-by settings

You can select more than one result from group statistics. In the chart, only one selected result of group statistics is displayed, and in the table, you can see all the results from group statistics that you select.

Filter settings

Filters, similar to group-by, can be selected one or more at a time, and your configured values are used for filtering with an "AND" condition.

(1) Click the [Filter] button at the top of the page.

(2) When the "Filter Settings" window opens, you can choose the desired filters, and the selections will be immediately reflected in the chart and table.

Creating/managing custom cost analysis

Creating a custom analysis page

To alleviate the inconvenience of having to reset granularity and period every time you enter the "Cost Analysis" page, a feature is provided that allows you to save frequently used settings as custom analysis pages.

(1) Click the [Save As] button in the upper-right corner of a specific cost analysis page.

(2) After entering a name and clicking the [Confirm] button, a new analysis page is created.

(3) Custom cost analysis pages can be saved with settings like name, filters, group-by, etc., directly using the [Save] option, and just like the default analysis pages, you can also create new pages by using [Save As].

cost-analysis-save_saveas

Editing the custom analysis name

You can edit the name by clicking the [Edit] button at the top of the page.

Deleting the custom analysis name

You can delete the page by clicking the [Delete] button at the top of the page.

5.2 - Budget

Creating a budget

(1) Click the [Create budget] button at the top right of the [Cost Explorer > Budget] page.

(2) Enter basic information

(2-1) Enter the name of the budget.

(2-2) Select a billing data source.

(2-3) Select the project to be the target of budget management in the target item.

(2-4) Select the cost incurring criteria. If you select all as the cost type, all cost data related to the corresponding project will be imported.

(3) Enter the budget plan

(3-1) Set a period for managing the budget.

(3-2) Choose how you want to manage your budget.

(3-3) Set the budget amount. If you selected Set total budget, enter the total budget amount. If you selected Set monthly budget, enter the monthly budget amount.

Check the set budget and usage status

The budget page provides a summary of your budget data and an overview of your budget for each project at a glance. You can use filters at the top to specify a period or apply an exchange rate, and you can search for a specific project or name using an advanced search.

Budget detail page

On the budget detail page, you can view specific data for the created budget.

Budget summary

Under [Budget summary], you can check the monthly budget and cost trends through charts and tables.

Set budget usage notifications

In [Budget usage notification settings], you can adjust the settings to receive a notification when the budget has been used up over a certain threshold. When the budget amount used goes over a certain percentage or the actual amount exceeds a certain amount, you can receive a notification through the notifications channel registered in advance.

6 - Alert manager

6.1 - Quick Start

Creating alerts

Alerts can be created in two ways:

• Create an alert manually in the Cloudforet console.
• Automatically create through an external monitoring service connection

Creating an alert manually from a console

(1) Go to the [Alert manager > Alert] page and click the [Create] button.

(2) When the [Create alert] modal dialog opens, fill in the input form.

(2-1) Enter an [Alert title] and select [Urgency].

(2-2) Designate the project for which the alert occurred.

(2-3) Write [Comment] if an additional explanation is needed.

(3) Click the [OK] button to complete alert creation.

Connecting to an external monitoring service to receive alerts

When an external monitoring service is connected, an event message occurring in the service is automatically generated as an alert.
To receive alerts from the external monitoring, Webhook creation and Connection settings are required.

Creating a webhook

To receive event messages from an external monitoring service, you need to create a webhook.
Webhooks can be created on the project detail page.

(1) Go to the [Alerts] tab of the project detail page and select the [Webhook] tab.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Write a name in an [Add webhook] modal dialog and select the plug-in of the external monitoring service to be connected.

(4) Click the [OK] button to complete set up.

Escalation policy settings

Whether an alert received via a webhook is sent as a notification to project members is determined by escalation policy.

(1) Inside the [Alert] tab of the project detail page, move to the [Settings] tab.

(2) Click the [Change] button in the escalation policy area.

(3) After selecting the [Create new policy] tab, enter the settings to create an escalation policy.

(4) When all settings are completed, click the [OK] button to create the escalation policy.

Notifications settings

In the [Notification] tab of the project detail page, you can decide whether or not to Create a notifications channel and enable it.
Notifications channel is a unit that expresses the systematic recipient area, including the method and level of notifications transmission. It helps to transmit alerts according to the level set in the escalation rule.

(1) On the project detail page, select the [Notification] tab and click the [Add channel] button of the desired notifications channel.

(2) On the notification creation page, enter the settings to create a notifications channel.

(2-1) Enter the basic information about the notifications channel you want to create, such as the required channel name and notification level. The [Channel name] and [Notification level] comprise the basic setting fields, and afterward, the remaining fields receive different information per channel.

(2-2) You can set a schedule to receive notifications only at certain times.

(2-3) Notifications can be received when an alert occurs or when a threshold for budget notifications was reached. You can set the occasions when you receive notifications in [Topic].

(3) Click the [Save] button to complete the notifications channel creation.

(4) Notifications channels that have been created can be checked at the bottom of the [Notification] tab.

You can control whether to activate the corresponding notifications channel through the toggle button at the top left. Even if there is a level set up under the escalation policy, without activating the notifications channel, notifications will not go out.

6.2 - Dashboard

You can check alerts for each of the three main parts, as follows:

Check alerts by state

At the top of the dashboard, you can view alerts by State.
Click each item to go to the Alert details page, where you can check detailed information or implement detailed settings.

Alerts history

Alert history occurred in Project is displayed.
You can see the daily data on the chart, and the increase/decrease in alerts on the card compared to the previous month.

Project dashboard

[Project dashboard] shows the alert information of each project related to a user.

In the case of [Top 5 project activities], projects are displayed in the order of having the most alerts in the [Open] state.

At the bottom of the search bar, the alerted projects are displayed in the order of highest activity.
Only projects marked with an issue status are visible, and when all the alerts reach a cleared status, they are changed to normal status and are no longer visible on the dashboard.

6.3 - Alert

State

Alerts have one of the following states:

Urgency

There are two types of urgent alerts in Cloudforet: high and low.

Whereas in the case of the Manual creation of alerts, it is created as one of two types, high and low, in the case of automatic creation through webhook connections, urgency is measured according to Severity.

Creating alerts

Alerts can be created in two ways:

• Manual creation: create an alert manually in the Cloudforet console.
• Auto generation: create a webhook and receives events from an external monitoring service connected to the webhook. And it automatically generates an alert by purifying the received event message.

Creating an alert manually from a console

(1) Go to the [Alert manager > Alerts] page and click the [Create] button.

(2) When the [Create alert] modal dialog opens, fill in the input form.

(2-1) Enter an [Alert title] and select [Urgency].

(2-2) Designate the project for which the alert occurred.

(2-3) Write [Comment] if an additional explanation is needed.

(3) Click the [OK] button to complete alert creation.

Connecting to an external monitoring service to receive alerts

When an external monitoring service is connected, an event message occurring in the service is automatically generated as an alert.
To receive alerts from the external monitoring, Webhook creation and Connection settings are required.

Creating a webhook

To receive event messages from an external monitoring service, you need to create a webhook.
Webhooks can be created on the project detail page.

(1) Go to the [Alerts] tab of the project detail page and select the [Webhook] tab.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Write a name in an [Add webhook] modal dialog and select the plug-in of the external monitoring service to be connected.

(4) Click the [OK] button to complete set up.

Using Alerts

Let's take a brief look at various ways to use the alert features in Cloudforet.

• Notifications channel: set up how and when to send alerts to which users.
• Escalation policy: apply step-by-step rules to effectively forward received alerts to project members.
• Event rules: events received through webhooks are generated as Alerts according to the circumstances.
• Maintenance period: register regular and irregular system task schedules to guide tasks and block Alerts that occur between tasks.

Getting a list of alerts

You can view alerts from all projects on the [Alert manager > Alerts] page.
You can search for alerts or change the state of an alert.

Searching for alerts

You can enter a search term to see a list of alerts that match your criteria and click the title of an alert you want to check on an alert detail page.

Also, the built-in filtering feature makes it convenient to filter alerts.

For a detailed description on advanced search, see here.

Changing alert state in lists

You can edit an alert state right from the list.

(1) Select an alert to edit the state, and click the desired button from among [OK], [Resolved], and [Delete] in the upper right corner.

(1-1) Click the [OK] button to change the state to OK

The OK state is a state in which the alert has been assigned and is being processed by a person in charge.
As soon as you change the state, you can set the person in charge of the selected alert to yourself, and click the [OK] button to complete.

(1-2) Click the [Revolved] button to change the state to `resolved’

The resolved state means that the issue that caused the alert has been processed.
You can write a note as soon as the state changes, and click the [OK] button to complete.

(1-3) Click the [Delete] button to delete an alert

You can check the alert list to be deleted once again, and click the [OK] button to delete it.

Viewing alerts

You can view and manage details and alert history on the alert detail page.

Renaming and deleting alerts

You can change the name of an alert or delete an alert through the [Edit] and [Delete] icon buttons for each.

Changing state/urgency

State and urgency can be easily changed via the dropdown menus.

Changing the person in charge

(1) Click the [Assign] button.

(2) Select a person in mind and click the [OK] button to complete the assignment of the person in charge.

Editing description

Only users with an administrative role for the alert can edit it.

(1) Click the [Edit] button.

(2) Write changes through a form in an alert description field and click the [Save changes] button to complete such changes.

Changing a project

You can change the project linked with an alert.

(1) Click the [Change] button to change a project.

(2) After selecting a project from a [Select project] dropdown menu, click the [Save changes] button to complete the project change.

Updating to a new state

By recording the progress in the state of alerts field, you can quickly grasp their state.
If you change the content, the previous state history will be lost.

(1) Click the [New update] button.

(2) Input the state in the [New state update] modal dialog, and click the [OK] button to complete the state update.

Adding recipients

Alerts are sent to recipients via Escalation policy.

If you need to send an alert to additional users for that alert, set up [Additional recipients].

You can view and search a list of available users by clicking the search bar, where multiple selections are possible.

Adding notes

Members can communicate by leaving comments on alerts, registering inquiries and answers to those inquiries during processing.

Viewing occurred events

You can view history by logging events that occurred in one alert.

If you click one event from a list, you can view the details of that event.

Notification policy settings

You can set an alert to occur only when the urgency of the alert that has occurred in the project is urgent.

(1) Inside the [Alerts] tab of the project detail page, go to the [Settings] tab.

(2) Click the [Edit] icon button in the notification policy area.

(3) Select the desired notification policy.

(4) Click the [OK] button to complete policy settings.

Auto recovery settings

The auto recovery feature automatically places the alert into a resolved state when the system crashes.

(1) Inside the [Alerts] tab on the project detail page, move to the [Settings] tab.

(2) Click the [Edit] icon button in the auto recovery area.

(3) Select the desired auto recovery settings.

(4) Click the [OK] button to complete auto recovery settings

6.4 - Webhook

Creating a webhook

To receive event messages from an external monitoring service, you need to create a webhook.
Webhooks can be created on the project detail page.

(1) Go to the [Alerts] tab of the project detail page and select the [Webhook] tab.

(2) Click the [Add] button.

(3) Write a name in an [Add webhook] modal dialog and select the plug-in of the external monitoring service to be connected.

(4) Click the [OK] button to complete set up.

Getting a list of webhooks

Advanced search

You can enter a search word in the search bar to see a list of webhooks that match your criteria. For a detailed description on advanced search, see here.

Editing and deleting webhook

You can enable, disable, change, or delete a webhook viewed from the list.

Enabling/disabling a webhook

If you enable a webhook, you can receive events from an external monitoring service connected to the webhook at Alerts.
On the contrary, if you disable a webhook, incoming events are ignored and no alerts are raised.

(1) Select the webhook to enable and choose the [Enable]/[Disable] menu from the [Action] dropdown.

(2) Check the content in the [Enable/disable a webhook] modal dialog and click the [OK] button.

Renaming a webhook

(1) Select the webhook to change from the webhook list, and select the [Change] menu from the [Action] dropdown.

(2) Write a name to be changed and click the [OK] button to complete the change.

Deleting a webhook

(1) Select the webhook to delete from the webhook list, and choose the [Delete] menu from the [Action] dropdown.

(2) After entering the accurate name of the selected webhook, click the [Delete] button to delete the webhook.

6.5 - Event rule

Event rules are project dependent and can be managed on the project detail page.

Create event rules

(1) In the [Settings] tab found in the [Alert] tab of the project detail page, click the [Edit] button of the event rule.

(2) Click the [Add event rule] button.

(3) Enter desired setting values ​​on the event rule page.

(3-1) Set the conditions to perform additional actions on the received alert.

At least one condition must be written, and you can add conditions by clicking the [Add] button on the right or delete them by clicking the [Delete] icon button.

(3-2) Specify the action to be performed on the alert that meets the conditions defined above.

List of event rules settings

Edit event rules

(1) Click the [Edit] button on the event rules page.

(2) Enter the setting values you want​for the event rule.

(3) Click the [Save] button to complete editing the event rules.

Delete event rules

(1) Click the [Delete] button on the event rules page.

(2) In the [Delete event rule] modal dialog, click the [OK] button to complete the deletion.

Ways and order of event rules action

Event rules set by a user for when an alert occurs will be executed sequentially.

If event rules are created as in the example above, they are executed in the order of [#1], [#2], etc., starting from the highest event rule.
You can easily change the order of the event rules by clicking the [↑] and the [↓] buttons.

6.6 - Maintenance window

The maintenance window is project dependent and can be managed on the project detail page.

Create maintenance window

(1) Click the [Create maintenance window] button at the top right of the project detail page.

(2) Enter a [Title] for a maintenance window and set the schedule to limit the occurrence of the alert.

When you set the schedule, you can start right away or have it start at a scheduled time.
Select the [Start and end now] option if you want to start immediately, or the [Start at scheduled time] option if you want to schedule an upcoming task

(3) Click the [OK] button to complete the creation.

Edit maintenance window

You can only edit maintenance windows that have not yet ended.

(1) Select the [Maintenance window] tab under the [Alerts] tab on the project detail page.

(2) Select the object you want to edit and click the [Edit] button.

(3) After changing the desired items, click the [OK] button to complete.

Closing maintenance window

(1) Select the [Maintenance window] tab under the [Alerts] tab on the project detail page.

(2) Select the object to be edited and click the [Exit] button to exit.

6.7 - Notification

The notifications channel is project dependent and can be managed on the project detail page.

Creating a notifications channel

In the [Notification] tab of the project detail page, you can decide whether or not to Create a notifications channel and enable it.

Notifications channel is a unit that expresses the systematic recipient area, including the method and level of notifications transmission. It helps to transmit alerts according to the level set in the escalation rule.

(1) On the project detail page, select the [Notification] tab and click the [Add channel] button of the desired notifications channel.

(2) On the notification creation page, enter the settings to create a notifications channel.

(2-1) Enter the basic information about the notifications channel you want to create, such as the required channel name and notification level. The [Channel name] and [Notification level] comprise the basic setting fields, and afterward, the remaining fields receive different information per channel.

(2-2) You can set a schedule to receive notifications only at certain times.

(2-3) Notifications can be received when an alert occurs or when a threshold for budget notifications was reached. By setting up topics, you can choose which notifications you want to receive.
If you select [Receive all notifications], you will receive both types of notifications, and if you select [Receive notifications on selected topics], you will receive only notifications related to what you selected.

(3) Click the [Save] button to complete the notifications channel creation.

Editing and deleting the notifications channel

Editing the notifications channel

Created notifications channels can be checked under each notifications channel selection.

You can change the active/inactive status through the toggle button at the top left, and you can edit each item by clicking the [Edit] button of each notifications channel.
When you complete inputting the information, click the [Save changes] button to complete the editing.

Deleting the notifications channel

You can delete the notifications channels by clicking the [Delete icon] button in the upper right corner.

Cloudforet user channel

The [Add Cloudforet user channel] button exists in the [Notifications channel] item in the project.

If you add a Cloudforet user channel, an alert is spread to the personal channels of project members. Afterward, alerts are forwarded via the Cloudforet user notifications channel of the user who has received it.

Creating a Cloudforet user notifications channel

A user notifications channel can be created in [My page > Notifications channel].

Unlike creating a project notifications channel, there are no notification level settings, and other creation procedures are the same as Creating a project notifications channel.

6.8 - Escalation policy

Whether an alert received via a webhook is to be sent as a notification to project members is determined by Escalation policy.
Escalation policy can be managed in two places:

• [Alert manager > Escalation policy] page: Manage escalation policy under the scope of global and project
• [Project] detail page: Manage escalation policy under the scope of project

Create escalation policy

If you are a user with manage permission on the [Escalation policy] page, you can create an escalation policy.

Create in an [Escalation policy] page

(1) Click the [Create] button on the [Alert manager > Escalation policy] page.

(2) Enter the settings to create an escalation policy.

Create in a [Project] detail page

When you create an escalation policy on the [Project] detail page, the project is automatically designated as an escalation policy target.

(1) Inside the [Alert] tab of the project detail page, go to the [Settings] tab.

(2) Click the [Change] button in the escalation policy area.

(3) Click the [Create new policy] tab.

(4) Enter settings to create an escalation policy.

Level

A level is a transmission range at which you send an alert from the stage you are in when sending the alert by stage.

You can set up a notifications channel in the project, and each notifications channel has its own level.

When defining the escalation rule, you set the [Notification level]. At each set stage, an alert is sent to the notifications channel of the corresponding level.

(5) When all settings are completed, click the [OK] button to create the escalation policy.

Set as default policy

After selecting one from the list of escalation policies, you can set it up as a default by selecting the [Set as default] menu from the [Action] dropdown.

When a new project is created and the alert is activated, the corresponding policy is automatically applied.

Modify and delete escalation

Once you select a target from the escalation policy list, [Modify] and [Delete] become available from the [Action] dropdown.

Edit

In the case of editing, you can use the same form as a modal dialog that is created when the [Create] button is clicked, and all items except the range can be edited.

Delete

In case of deletion, you can proceed with deletion through the confirmation modal dialog as shown below:

7 - Administration

7.1 - [IAM] User

Adding users

Click the [+ Add] button on the [Administration > IAM > User] page.

There are three types of users that can be added as follows:

• Internal user: users who can sign in by using their ID and password on the login page
• External user: users added by following the external user authentication that the domain has
• API Only: users who are only able to use API, and for whom the Cloudforet console is not accessible
  

1. Adding internal users

Internal users are users who can sign in by using their IDs and passwords on the login page.

(1-1) After the [Add user] modal dialog opens, select the [Local] tab to add an internal user.

(1-2) After entering the ID of an internal user, click the [Check ID] button. The user ID must be in an email form, and not on the list of existing users.

(1-3) Optionally enter user name and notification email(for receiving important system-related announcements or password reset link).

(1-4) Either send user a password reset link or, set the password on user's behalf. (※ If you set the password manually, you will need to directly inform the user of the password)

(1-5) To assign admin role to the user, you can activate the 'Admin Role' section at the bottom of the modal window and grant a specific role.

(1-6) Click the [Confirm] button to complete the user addition.

2. Adding external users

Adding an external user follows the external user authentication that the domain has. Without authentication as an external user, one cannot be added as a user.

(2-1) After opening the [Add User] modal, select a specific SSO tab for adding external users. ex. Google OAuth

(2-2) Enter an existing authenticated external user account.

(2-3) Optionally enter user name and notification email(for receiving important system-related announcements or password reset link).

(2-4) To assign admin role to the user, you can activate the 'Admin Role' section at the bottom of the modal window and grant a specific role.

(2-5) Click the [Confirm] button to complete the user addition.

3. Adding API only users

API users cannot access the Cloudforet console and can only use the API.

(3-1) After the [Add user] modal dialog opens, select the [API Only] tab.

(3-2) After entering the ID, click the [Check ID] button. The user ID must not be on the list of existing users.

(3-3) Optionally enter user name.

(3-4) To assign admin role to the user, you can activate the 'Admin Role' section at the bottom of the modal window and grant a specific role.

(3-5) Click the [Confirm] button to complete the user addition.

Viewing user details

By selecting a specific user from the table on the user page, you can view detailed information on that user.

Updating users

By selecting a specific user in the table and clicking on [Actions > Edit], you can modify the user's information.

• You can modify the user's ID, name, notification email, password, admin role (role), and tags.
• If the user encounters difficulties with verification for the notification email, you can directly verify it without sending verification code.
• For local users, you can either change the password on their behalf or send them a password reset link for the user to reset it themselves.

8 - My page

8.1 - Account & profile

[My page] can be accessed through the submenu that appears when you click the icon on the far right of the top menu.

Changing settings

You can change your name, time zone, and language settings on the [My page > Account & profile] page.

Verifying Notification Email

You can enter and verify Notification Email. If your Notification Email has not been verified yet, you won't be able to receive important system notifications or password reset link.

Changing the password

If you are an internal user (a user signed in with ID/password), you can change your password on this page.

8.2 - Notifications channel

Creating notifications

On the [My page > Notifications channel] page, there is an [Add channel] button for each protocol.

As you click the [Add channel] button, you will enter the following page. The input form for basic information is different for each protocol, whereas the channel name, notification schedules, and selection boxes for topics able to subscribe to are the same for all protocols.

If you select anytime as the schedule, you can receive notifications at any time. If you select set time, you can select the desired day and time.

You can also select an option to receive all notifications for topics, or receive notifications only for a topic you would select between alert and budget.

Verifying the created notifications channel

When you fill out all input forms and create a notifications channel, you can check the newly created channel as follows:

Editing the notifications channel

Alerts you create can be edited directly from the list.

In the case of a protocol that can edit the entered data (e.g. SMS, voice call), data, channel name(s), schedules, and topics can all be edited. For protocols where data cannot be edited (e.g., Slack, Telegram), the [Edit] button is not active.

9 - Information

9.1 - Notice

Verifying notices

(1) Quick check for recent notices: After clicking the notification button on the top menu, click the [Notice] tab to check the recently registered notices.

(2) Check the full list: You can move to the full list of notices page through the submenu that appears when you click the icon on the far right of the top menu.

Registering notice

A user with a role whose type is [Admin] is permitted to directly create announcements within a related domain.

(1) Enter the [Notice] page, and click the [Register new notice] button to write a new post.

• The updated notice is open to all users assigned a specific role within a related domain.

(2) The updated notice can be [modified] or [deleted] later.

10 - Advanced feature

10.1 - Custom table

If you click the [Settings] icon button from the table, you can directly set up the table fields.

Getting field properties

You can sort fields by suggestion/alphabet or search by field name. You can also search by the tag field that you have.

Selecting/deselecting fields

Fields can be freely deselected/selected from the field table. Select the desired field and click the [OK] button.

Sorting fields

Auto sort

If you click the [Recommended order] or [Alphabetical order] button at the top of the field table, the fields are sorted by the corresponding condition. The sorting only applies to the selected field.

Manual sorting

You can manually sort fields by dragging and dropping the [Reorder] icon button to the right of the selected field.

Reverting to default settings

If you want to retrieve a custom field to its default settings, click the [Return to Default] button.

10.2 - Export as an Excel file

Click the [Export as an Excel file] icon button from the table.

The data downloaded to Excel is as follows, and if you set it up to show only some fields as a custom table, you can see the data of that field only:

10.3 - Search

There are two ways to use the search bar from the data tables: advanced and keyword searches.

Advanced search

The search field provided by SpaceONE makes data searches much more convenient. All field names that can be searched would appear as you hover your mouse cursor over the search bar.

After selecting a field, you can manually enter a value for that field or choose it from a list of suggestions.

Keyword search

Use the keyword search if you want to search all fields rather than limit your search to a specific field. If you type the text in the search bar and press the enter key, the data containing the keyword is filtered in and displayed in the table.

You can use both advanced and keyword searches together, and multiple searches are possible. The search word shall be displayed in the table if any of the field values ​​are matched by filtering the data with the "or" condition.

11 - Plugin

11.1 - [Alert manager] notification

Overview

Cloudforet provides plugins as a notification method to deliver alerts to users.
For a list of plugins currently supported by Cloudforet, see the Plugin support list.
You can see more detailed descriptions on Telegram and Slack connections from the below link.
In addition, the Email, SMS and Voice call are available Without any additional settings.

Plugin support list

11.2 - [Alert manager] webhook

Overview

Cloudforet supports plugin type webhooks for you to receive event messages from Various monitoring services.
For a list of webhook plugins currently supported by Cloudforet, see the Plugin support list.

In particular, event messages generated by AWS CloudWatch and AWS PHD (PersonalHealthDashboard)
are collected by Cloudforet through the AWS SNS (Simple Notification Service) webhook.

For the settings guide for each monitoring service, see Setup guide link in the plugin support list below.

Plugin support list

11.3 - [Asset inventory] collector

Overview

Cloudforet can collect cloud resources in use by each Cloud provider through a collector plugin.
For a list of collectors currently supported by Cloudforet, see the Plugin support list below.

First, to use the collector plugin, you must register a Service account.
However, since the ways for registering a service account registration are different for each cloud provider such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.,
see the Setup guide link in the plugin support list below for detailed settings.

Plugin support list

11.4 - [Cost analysis] data source

Overview

Cloudforet collects cost data for cloud services using a plugin.
For a list of plugins currently supported by Cloudforet, see the Plugin support list.
If there is no suitable plugin, you can develop a plugin fit for your company's billing system
and use it in Cloudforet.

Plugin support list

11.5 - [IAM] authentication

Overview

As a means for user authentication, Cloudforet provides an authentication method using an account of other services using a plugin.
For a list of authentication plugins currently supported by Cloudforet, see the Plugin support list.

You can use the Google Oauth2 plugin,
which authenticates users through your Google account, and the Keycloak plugin, which supports a single sign-on (SSO) via standard protocols.
For more detailed settings, see the Setup guide link below

Plugin support list