Catalogue, Pricing, and Calculator
Catalogue, Pricing, and Calculator
Overview
Catalogue and pricing records define what CMS can bill and estimate. Pricing can be set at region level or tenant level. Tenant pricing is used before regional pricing when both are available.
Catalogue Areas
| Platform | Catalogue data |
|---|---|
| Azure Stack | Meters and SKUs. |
| Azure Local | Meters and images. |
| Public Azure | Resource categories and pass-through pricing. |
| CloudStack | Offers and templates. |
Platform catalogue tabs appear only when at least one region exists for that platform. If a catalogue page shows a setup message, create or enable the relevant region first.
Pricing
Platform administrators can manage pricing for supported platform item types.
| Platform | Pricing options |
|---|---|
| Azure Stack | Meter and SKU pricing. |
| Azure Local | Meter and image pricing. |
| Public Azure | Pass-through percentage uplift. |
| CloudStack | Offer and template pricing. |
Pricing rows can include credits, discounts, and tiered pricing where those options are configured.
Pricing Import and Export
The Pricing grid supports CSV export and update-only CSV import.
Use export when you need to review or adjust existing pricing outside CMS. Use import to update matching pricing rows after review.
CSV import:
- Requires platform administrator access.
- Can be validated with a dry run before applying changes.
- Updates matching existing rows only.
- Does not create missing pricing rows.
Planned Behaviour: Creating missing pricing rows from CSV is a future option and is not part of the current import workflow.
Public Azure Pass-Through Pricing
Public Azure pricing uses a pass-through percentage. CMS starts with the Azure source cost, applies CMS currency conversion where needed, then applies the pass-through increase.
Example:
| Pass-through increase | Meaning |
|---|---|
0% |
Bill the converted Azure source cost as-is. |
10% |
Add 10 percent to the converted Azure source cost. |
25% |
Add 25 percent to the converted Azure source cost. |
Calculator
The calculator helps users estimate monthly costs from price lists they are allowed to use.
Users choose the available tenant, region, platform, and catalogue items. Tenant users are limited to their own tenant. Partner and distributor users see only tenants in their organisation scope. Platform roles can work across the platform.
If no pricing rows exist for the selected calculator scope, the portal shows a no-pricing message instead of the calculator controls.
Access
Pricing management requires platform administrator access. Calculator access is broader, but users only see tenants, regions, platforms, and pricing options available to their assigned role and organisation.
If a user cannot see a price list or calculator option, check the user's role, tenant relationship, region access, and whether pricing exists for the selected scope.
Related Pages
- Regions and Platforms
- Usage, Billing, and Invoicing
- Quotas