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    MaxCompute:Overview

    Last Updated:Jul 04, 2023

    This topic describes the items that you need to prepare before you use MaxCompute. It also describes how to prepare these items.

    Preparation items

    Before you use MaxCompute, you must prepare the following items and perform the operations mentioned in Procedure.

    ItemDescription
    AccountsPlan the list of personnel who use MaxCompute to prepare Alibaba Cloud accounts or Resource Access Management (RAM) users. For more information about the differences between Alibaba Cloud accounts and RAM users, see Operations and related roles.
    MaxCompute projectsPlan the region, billing method, and data type edition of the MaxCompute project that you want to create based on your business requirements.
    Roles and permissionsPlan the roles and permissions of project members based on the principle of least privilege. For more information about the permissions, see Permissions.
    Environment and toolsSelect appropriate tools to meet your business requirements. For more information about the tools, see Tools. When you use a tool, you need to use an endpoint to access MaxCompute. You can select an endpoint based on the region and network type you selected when you activate MaxCompute. For more information about endpoints, see Endpoints.

    Procedure

    The following table describes the preparation procedure.

    StepDescription
    Step 1: Create an Alibaba Cloud account.Create an Alibaba Cloud account and complete real-time verification.
    Step 2: (Optional) Prepare a RAM user.If you need to work with other users for business development, you must create a RAM user and assign the credentials of the RAM user to other users.
    Step 3: Activate MaxCompute and DataWorks.Activate MaxCompute and DataWorks.
    Step 4: Create a MaxCompute project.Create a MaxCompute project before you can use MaxCompute.
    Step 5: (Optional) Grant permissions to a RAM user.If you need to work with other users to use MaxCompute, you must add a RAM user to the related workspace.
    Step 6: Select a connection tool.Before you use MaxCompute, you must prepare the required tools and environment information to ensure that subsequent jobs can run normally.