Merge pull request #273898 from bandersmsft/usage-file-time

MCM - Update articles to add 72 hours for usage files

Author: v-dirichards

articles/cost-management-billing/understand/download-azure-invoice.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.reviewer: lishepar
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 03/21/2024
+ms.date: 04/30/2024
 ms.author: banders
 ---
 
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ The following image shows charges for the Accounting Dept invoice section on a s
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-customer-agreement-bill/invoicesection-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the details by invoice section information.":::
 
-When you've identified the charges for an invoice section, you can view the transactions in the Azure portal to understand the charges.
+When you identify the charges for an invoice section, you can view the transactions in the Azure portal to understand the charges.
 
-Go to the All transactions page in the Azure portal to view transactions for an invoice.
+To view transactions for an invoice, go to the All transactions page in the Azure portal.
 
 Filter by the invoice section name to view transactions.
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ In the billing account for a Microsoft Customer Agreement, charges are estimated
 
 Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
-Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you may have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
+Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you might have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
 
 Select the **Summary** tab from the top of the screen.
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
 In the Azure portal, type *cost management + billing* in the search box and then select **Cost Management + Billing**.
 
-Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you may have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
+Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you might have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
 
 Select **All transactions** from the left side of the page.
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 
 In the Azure portal, type *cost management + billing* in the search box and then select **Cost Management + Billing**.
 
-Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you may have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
+Select a billing profile. Depending on your access, you might have to select a billing account. From the billing account, select **Billing profiles** then select a billing profile.
 
 Select **All subscriptions** on the left side of the page.
 
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ Use the Azure usage and charges CSV file to analyze your usage-based charges. Yo
 
 ### Download your invoice and usage details
 
-Depending on your access, you might need to select a billing account or billing profile in Cost Management + Billing. In the left menu, select **Invoices** under **Billing**. In the invoice grid, find the row of the invoice you want to download. Select the download symbol or ellipsis (...) at the end of the row. In the **Download** box, download the usage details file and invoice.
+Depending on your access, you might need to select the billing account or billing profile in Cost Management + Billing. In the left menu, select **Invoices** under **Billing**. In the invoice grid, find the row of the invoice you want to download. Select the download symbol or ellipsis (**...**) at the end of the row. In the Download box, download the usage details file and invoice.
+
+Typically, the usage file is ready within 72 hrs after the invoice is issued. It then takes a few minutes to prepare the CSV file for download.
+
 
 ### View detailed usage by invoice section
 
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ The following information walks you through reconciling compute charges for the
 |Usage Charges - Microsoft Azure Plan |productOrderName |
 |Compute |serviceFamily |
 
-Filter the **invoiceSectionName** column in the CSV file to **Accounting Dept**. Then, filter the **productOrderName** column in the CSV file to **Microsoft Azure Plan**. Next, filter the **serviceFamily** column in the CSV file to **Microsoft.Compute**.
+Filter the **invoiceSectionName** column in the CSV file to **Accounting Dept**. Filter the **productOrderName** column in the CSV file to **Microsoft Azure Plan**. Next, filter the **serviceFamily** column in the CSV file to **Microsoft.Compute**.
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-customer-agreement-bill/billing-usage-file-filtered-by-invoice-section.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the usage and charges file filtered by invoice section.":::
 
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ Filter the **subscriptionName** column in the Azure usage and charges CSV file t
 
 Instructions for paying your bill are shown at the bottom of the invoice. [Learn how to pay](mca-understand-your-invoice.md#how-to-pay).
 
-If you've already paid your bill, you can check the status of the payment on the Invoices page in the Azure portal.
+If you already paid your bill, you can check the status of the payment on the Invoices page in the Azure portal.
 
 ## Next steps
 

articles/cost-management-billing/understand/media/download-azure-invoice/mca-billingprofile-download-invoice-zoomed-in.png

@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ ms.reviewer: judupont
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 03/21/2024
+ms.date: 04/30/2024
 ms.author: banders
 ---
 
 # Tutorial: Review your individual Azure subscription bill
 
-This article helps you understand and review the bill for your pay-as-you-go or Visual Studio Azure subscription, including pay-as-you-go and Visual Studio. For each billing period, you normally receive an invoice in email. The invoice is a representation of your Azure bill. The same cost information on the invoice is available in the Azure portal. In this tutorial you will compare your invoice with the detailed daily usage file and with cost analysis in the Azure portal.
+This article helps you understand and review the bill for your pay-as-you-go or Visual Studio Azure subscription, including pay-as-you-go and Visual Studio. For each billing period, you normally receive an invoice in email. The invoice is a representation of your Azure bill. The same cost information on the invoice is available in the Azure portal. In this tutorial, you compare your invoice with the detailed daily usage file and with cost analysis in the Azure portal.
 
-This tutorial applies only to Azure customers with an individual subscription. Common individual subscriptions are those with pay-as-you-go rates purchased directly from the Azure website.
+This tutorial applies only to Azure customers with an individual subscription. Common individual subscriptions have pay-as-you-go rates purchased directly from the Azure website.
 
-If you need help understanding unexpected charges, see [Analyze unexpected charges](analyze-unexpected-charges.md). Or, if you need to cancel your Azure subscription, see [Cancel your Azure subscription](../manage/cancel-azure-subscription.md).
+If you need help with understanding unexpected charges, see [Analyze unexpected charges](analyze-unexpected-charges.md). Or, if you need to cancel your Azure subscription, see [Cancel your Azure subscription](../manage/cancel-azure-subscription.md).
 
 In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-You must have a paid *Microsoft Online Services Program* billing account. The account is created when you sign up for Azure through the Azure website. For example, if you have an account with pay-as-you-go rates or if you are a Visual Studio subscriber.
+You must have a paid *Microsoft Online Services Program* billing account. The account is created when you sign up for Azure through the Azure website. For example, if you have an account with pay-as-you-go rates or if you're a Visual Studio subscriber.
 
 Invoices for Azure Free Accounts are created only when the monthly credit amount is exceeded.
 
@@ -50,21 +50,25 @@ In the list of subscriptions, select the subscription.
 
 Under **Billing**, select **Invoices**.
 
-In the list of invoices, look for the one that you want to download then select the download symbol. You might need to change the timespan to view older invoices. It might take a few minutes to generate the usage details file and invoice.
+In the list of invoices, look for the one that you want to download then select the download symbol. This action opens the Download Usage + Charges window, where you can select **Download CSV** and **Download invoice**. You might need to change the timespan to view older invoices.
+
+>[!NOTE]
+>Typically, the usage file CSV is ready within 72 hrs after the invoice is issued. It might take a few minutes to prepare the CSV file for download.
+
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/download-invoice.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows billing periods, the download option, and total charges for each billing period.":::
 
 In the Download Usage + Charges window, select **Download csv** and **Download invoice**.
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/usageandinvoice.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Download invoice and usage page.":::
 
-If it says **Not available** there are several reasons that you don't see usage details or an invoice:
+If it says **Not available**, there are several reasons that you don't see usage details or an invoice:
 
 - It's less than 30 days from the day you subscribed to Azure.
 - There's no usage for the billing period.
 - An invoice isn't generated yet. Wait until the end of the billing period.
 - You don't have permission to view invoices. You might not see old invoices unless you're the Account Administrator.
-- If you have a Free Trial or a monthly credit amount with your subscription that you didn't exceed, you won't get an invoice unless you have a Microsoft Customer Agreement.
+- If your subscription includes a Free Trial or a monthly credit, and you didn't exceed that amount, you don't receive an invoice.
 
 Next, you review the charges. Your invoice shows values for taxes and your usage charges.
 
@@ -94,9 +98,9 @@ The **Usage Charges** section of your invoice shows the total value (cost) for e
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/invoice-usage-charges.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing usage charges in an invoice.":::
 
-In your CSV usage file, filter by *MeterName* for the corresponding Resource shown on you invoice. Then, sum the *Cost* value for items in the column. Here's an example that focuses on the meter name (P10 disks) that corresponds to the same line item on the invoice.
+In your CSV usage file, filter by *MeterName* for the corresponding Resource shown on your invoice. Then, sum the *Cost* value for items in the column. Here's an example that focuses on the meter name (P10 disks) that corresponds to the same line item on the invoice.
 
-To reconcile your reservation purchase charges, in your CSV usage file, filter by *ChargeType* as Purchase, it will show all the reservation purchases charges for the month. You can compare these charges by looking at *MeterName* and *MeterSubCategory* in the usage file to Resource and Type in your invoice respectively.
+To reconcile your reservation purchase charges, in your CSV usage file, filter by *ChargeType* as Purchase, it shows all the reservation purchases charges for the month. You can compare these charges by looking at *MeterName* and *MeterSubCategory* in the usage file to Resource and Type in your invoice respectively.
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/usage-file-usage-charge-resource.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the summed value for MeterName.":::
 
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ Cost analysis in the Azure portal can also help you verify your charges. To get
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/cost-analysis-select-invoice-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the invoice details selection.":::
 
-Next, in the date range list, select a time period for you invoice. Add a filter for invoice number and then select the InvoiceNumber that matches the one on your invoice. Cost analysis shows cost details for your invoiced items.
+Next, in the date range list, select a time period for your invoice. Add a filter for invoice number and then select the InvoiceNumber that matches the one on your invoice. Cost analysis shows cost details for your invoiced items.
 
 :::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/review-individual-bill/cost-analysis-service-usage-charges.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing invoiced cost details in cost analysis.":::
 
@@ -120,17 +124,17 @@ Costs shown in cost analysis should match precisely to the *usage charges* cost
 
 <a name="external"></a>
 
-External services or marketplace charges are for resources that have been created by third-party software vendors. Those resources are available for use from the Azure Marketplace. For example, a Barracuda Firewall is an Azure Marketplace resource offered by a third-party. All charges for the firewall and its corresponding meters appear as external service charges.
+External services or marketplace charges are for resources that get created by third-party software vendors. Those resources are available for use from the Azure Marketplace. For example, a Barracuda Firewall is an Azure Marketplace resource offered by a third-party. All charges for the firewall and its corresponding meters appear as external service charges.
 
 External service charges appear on a separate invoice.
 
-### Resources are billed by usage meters
+### Resources get billed by usage meters
 
 Azure doesn't directly bill based on the resource cost. Charges for a resource are calculated by using one or more meters. Meters are used to track a resource’s usage throughout its lifetime. These meters are then used to calculate the bill.
 
 When you create a single Azure resource, like a virtual machine, it has one or more meter instances created. Meters are used to track the usage of the resource over time. Each meter emits usage records that are used by Azure to calculate the bill.
 
-For example, a single virtual machine (VM) created in Azure may have the following meters created to track its usage:
+For example, a single virtual machine (VM) created in Azure might have the following meters created to track its usage:
 
 - Compute Hours
 - IP Address Hours
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ You can see the meters that were used to calculate your bill in the usage CSV fi
 
 If you set up a credit card as your payment method, the payment is charged automatically within 10 days after the billing period ends. On your credit card statement, the line item would say **MSFT Azure**.
 
-To change the credit card that's charged, see [Add, update, or remove a credit card for Azure](../manage/change-credit-card.md).
+To change the credit card that gets charged, see [Add, update, or remove a credit card for Azure](../manage/change-credit-card.md).
 
 ## Next steps