Glossary
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Updated at October 28, 2024
Note
All terms are provided in the Glossary for informational purposes. If there is a conflict between the term definitions in the Agreement and those in the Glossary, the terms of the former shall prevail.
- Report
- Primary accounting document that confirms the services have been provided.
For more information, refer to the Report section. - Budget
- Method of controlling resource spending using notifications.
For more information, refer to the Budget section. - Grant
- Discount on any Yandex Cloud services provided to a business, individual entrepreneur, or individual. The discount is applied to the total cost of services consumed, including VAT.
For more information, refer to the Grant section. - Usage details
- Table with detailed information on cloud resource usage.
For more information, refer to the Viewing service usage details section for details. - Agreement
- In Yandex Cloud, all services are provided under an agreement you enter into by accepting an offer when creating your billing account. The agreement does not require signing.
For more information, refer to the Agreement section. - Billing threshold
- Maximum negative personal account balance. The billing threshold is enabled automatically after the paid version is activated and the first reporting period ends.
For more information, refer to Billing threshold. - Personal account
- Unique customer ID in the Yandex Cloud Billing service used to pay for resources during the entire term of the agreement.
For more information, refer to the Personal account section for details. - Organization
- Organization in Yandex Cloud Organization used to access the billing account. This only applies to billing accounts that are added to organizations.
For more information, refer to the Yandex Cloud Organization documentation. - Reporting period
- The reporting period is equal to one calendar month. At the beginning of each month, you are required to pay for the resources consumed in the previous period. The payment method depends on your legal status (billing account type).
For more information, refer to the Reporting period section for details. - Offer
- Method of entering into an agreement.
For more information, refer to the Agreement section. - Billing account
- Unique customer ID in Yandex Cloud.
For more information, refer to the Billing account section for details. - Payer
- Individual, individual entrepreneur, or business that pays for the Yandex Cloud services used. Basically, these are payment details used to register agreements, issue invoices, and debit the payer's bank card.
- Trial period
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with Yandex Cloud without paying for the resources you consume. Only available for legal entities.
See the Trial period section. - Promo code
- Code you can use to receive an additional discount on Yandex Cloud services.
For more information, refer to the Promo code section for details. - Payment invoice
- Document issued for you to pay for the resources consumed in the previous month.
For more information, refer to the Payment invoice section. - Tax invoice
- Tax document delivered to a customer at the end of a reporting period.
For more information, refer to the Tax invoice section.