Overview
Before you use some cost management features such as cost analysis and budget management, you must enable them first.
The features become available the next day after you enable them. You are not charged for enabling the features.
Examples
Enable cost analysis
Log on to the User Center console. To enable the cost analysis feature, perform the following steps:
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Cost Management > Cost Analysis. A page that prompts you to enable the cost analysis feature appears.
On the page that appears, view the brief description of the cost analysis feature.
Click Activate for Free. In the message that appears, click OK. The feature becomes available 24 hours after you enable it. You can use the feature to analyze your costs after you purchase resources.
Enable budget management
Log on to the User Center console. To enable the budget management feature, perform the following steps:
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Cost Management > Budget Management. A page that prompts you to enable the budget management feature appears.
On the page that appears, view the brief description of the budget management feature.
Click Activate for Free. The feature becomes available 24 hours after you enable it. You can use the feature to manage your budgets after you purchase resources.