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Cost Information Configuration

While the Cost and Usage panel provides users with cost and usage data, there are instances where we may encounter missing price information from providers. This situation could arise from the user not having the necessary permissions in the provider's console that we integrate with. To avoid this issue, you should follow the steps below to perform the necessary actions.

1. Creating a Policy for Cost Information​

  1. Go to IAM, then click the Policies link on the left side.

  2. Click the Create Policy button on the page that appears.

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AWS Cost Step 1-2

  1. Then click on the JSON button on the page that opens. Delete the existing code and copy-paste the following code in its place.

    {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
        {
          "Sid": "Statement1",
          "Effect": "Allow",
          "Action": "ce:GetCostAndUsage",
          "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
          "Sid": "Statement2",
          "Effect": "Allow",
          "Action": "cur:putReportDefinition",
          "Resource": "*"
        },
        {
          "Sid": "AllowListExports",
          "Effect": "Allow",
          "Action": "bcm-data-exports:*",
          "Resource": "*"
        }
      ]
    }
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AWS Cost Step 3

  1. Please scroll down the page and click the Next button.
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AWS Cost Step 4

  1. Enter the Policy name information. You can add description if you want.

  2. Then click the Create Policy button at the bottom of the page.

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AWS Cost Step 6

2. Assigning Policy to the User​

  1. Go to Users tab on the left, and find the user that we created before.
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AWS Cost Step 2

  1. When inside the Permission tab, click on the Add Permissions button located on the right to add permissions.
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AWS Cost Step 2

  1. On the opened page, click on the Attach Policies Directly button, and select the policy we created from the displayed list.

    tip

    You can use the search function to perform a search using the name you assigned previously.

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AWS Cost Step 2

  1. After selecting the policy, scroll down the page and click Next button.
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AWS Cost Step 2

  1. On the opening page, verify if the User name and policy name are correct, then click on the Add Permissions button.
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AWS Cost Step 2

After this configuration, everything should be set up properly for Cost Information.​