microsoftdocs/azure-cost-management

Azure Cost Management Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cost Management. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L37-L66 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure billing, subscription, and reservation issues (errors, disabled subs, payment failures, access problems, low utilization, and sign‑up/sign‑in problems). | | Best Practices | L67-L77 | Best practices for analyzing and optimizing Azure costs, using Advisor and savings plans, onboarding under MCA, managing Azure Hybrid Benefit, and setting up org-wide cost management processes | | Decision Making | L78-L154 | Planning and decision guides for Azure billing, cost allocation, reservations and savings plans, EA→MCA/CSP migrations, subscription/billing ownership changes, and reservation discount usage. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L155-L159 | How Azure bills centrally assigned SQL Server licenses hourly, including license assignment, cost calculation, and optimization considerations | | Limits & Quotas | L160-L174 | Limits, quotas, timing, and usage rules for Azure costs: free tier limits, credits, region policies, subscription/spending limits, savings plan exclusions/utilization, and billing account dormancy. | | Security | L175-L198 | RBAC and admin roles for cost/billing data, securing subscriptions and tenants, fraud prevention, reservation/savings plan access, and compliant, secure billing and tax document management. | | Configuration | L199-L230 | Configuring Azure Cost Management: budgets, alerts, tags, exports, cost analysis views, reservations/savings plans, billing ownership/transfers, payment methods, and EA/MCA/partner billing settings. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L231-L247 | APIs, scripts, and Power BI for cost/billing analysis, plus programmatic creation and management of EA/MCA/MPA subscriptions and reservations across tenants. | | Deployment | L248-L251 | Configuring automated, large-scale exports of Azure cost and usage data to storage (like Azure Storage), including setup, scheduling, and management for ongoing cost analysis. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot common Azure Cost Management error codes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-management-error-codes | | Fix and reactivate disabled Azure for Students subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/azurestudents-subscription-disabled | | Troubleshoot and reactivate a disabled Azure subscription | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/subscription-disabled | | Troubleshoot subscription access issues after MCA signup | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/microsoft-customer-agreement/troubleshoot-subscription-access | | Find who purchased an Azure reservation using logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/find-reservation-purchaser-from-logs | | Resolve issues downloading Azure reservation usage details | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-download-usage | | Fix 'No eligible subscriptions' when buying reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-no-eligible-subscriptions | | Fix Azure reservation types appearing as not available | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-product-not-available | | Troubleshoot unexpected Azure reservation recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-reservation-recommendation | | Transfer Azure reservation orders between Entra tenants | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-reservation-transfers-between-tenants | | Resolve Azure reservations showing zero or low utilization | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/troubleshoot-reservation-utilization | | Troubleshoot Azure savings plan utilization anomalies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/troubleshoot-savings-plan-utilization | | Troubleshoot Azure billing payment update errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/billing-troubleshoot-azure-payment-issues | | Fix VM creation errors for Azure EA users | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/cannot-create-vm | | Resolve missing billing account in Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-account-not-found | | Fix issues viewing Azure invoices in portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-cant-find-invoice | | Troubleshoot CSP billing with reconciliation usage files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-csp-billing-issues-usage-file-pivot-tables | | Troubleshoot MCA billing using Azure usage pivot tables | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-customer-agreement-billing-issues-usage-file-pivot-tables | | Resolve declined credit cards for Azure billing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-declined-card | | Troubleshoot Azure EA billing with usage pivot tables | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-ea-billing-issues-usage-file-pivot-tables | | Diagnose and fix Azure threshold billing issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-billing/troubleshoot-threshold-billing | | Resolve 'account belongs to a directory' subscription sign-up error | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/cannot-sign-up-subscription | | Resolve 'No subscriptions found' Azure portal error | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/no-subscriptions-found | | Troubleshoot new Azure account sign-up issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/troubleshoot-azure-sign-up | | Resolve 'Not available due to conflict' for Azure reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/troubleshoot-not-available-conflict | | Troubleshoot Azure subscription sign-in problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/troubleshoot-sign-in-issue |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use Cost Analysis for common Azure cost questions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-analysis-common-uses | | Apply Azure Cost Management optimization best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-mgt-best-practices | | Reduce Azure costs using Advisor recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutorial-acm-opt-recommendations | | Follow best practices to onboard to Microsoft Customer Agreement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/microsoft-customer-agreement/onboard-microsoft-customer-agreement | | Manually calculate EA savings plan cost savings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/calculate-ea-savings-plan-savings | | Optimize centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/tutorial-azure-hybrid-benefits-sql | | Plan and implement Azure cost management practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/plan-manage-costs |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Decide and configure Azure cost allocation rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/allocate-costs | | Plan and implement Azure cost allocation strategies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-allocation-introduction | | Choose and use built-in Cost Analysis views | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-analysis-built-in-views | | Plan migration from EA to MCA Cost Management APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/migrate-cost-management-api | | Use and manage Azure EA billing accounts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/enterprise-agreement-faq | | Understand Azure data transfer fees and scenarios | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/data-transfer-fees | | Decide on Azure EA VM reserved instances savings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/ea-portal-vm-reservations | | Evaluate Azure EA pricing and usage calculations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/ea-pricing-overview | | Transfer Azure billing ownership to MCA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mca-request-billing-ownership | | Transition Enterprise Agreement billing to Microsoft Customer Agreement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mca-setup-account | | Choose APIs to programmatically create Azure subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription | | Decide and understand supported Azure product transfers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/subscription-transfer | | Choose and switch between Azure subscription offers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/switch-azure-offer | | Choose and perform Azure account upgrades | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/upgrade-azure-subscription | | Prepare subscriptions for Microsoft Customer Agreement billing migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/microsoft-customer-agreement/checklist-microsoft-customer-agreement-billing-migration | | Manage Azure billing as a partner in CSP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/partner-faq | | Choose and manage Azure Reservations and Savings Plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations-savings-plan-faq | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure Dedicated Hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/billing-understand-dedicated-hosts-reservation-charges | | Prepay for Azure virtual machine software reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/buy-vm-software-reservation | | Use amortized reservation costs for internal chargeback | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/charge-back-usage | | Use Copilot Credit P3 pre-purchase plans effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/copilot-credit-p3 | | Determine which Azure reservation to purchase | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/determine-reservation-purchase | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure SQL Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/discount-sql-edge | | Exchange or refund Azure reservations under policy rules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/exchange-and-refund-azure-reservations | | Reserve Microsoft Fabric capacity to reduce costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/fabric-capacity | | Use instance size flexibility for Azure Reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/instance-size-flexibility | | Evaluate limited-time discounts for VMs in Poland Central | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/limited-time-central-poland | | Evaluate limited-time discounts for Linux VMs in Sweden Central | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/limited-time-central-sweden | | Evaluate limited-time discounts for select Linux VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/limited-time-linux | | Evaluate limited-time discounts for Dv3 VMs in US West | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/limited-time-us-west | | Plan transition from retired Azure Reserved VM Instances | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-legacy-vm-reservations-after-july-1-2026 | | Choose and purchase Foundry throughput reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/microsoft-foundry | | Use reservations for Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/nutanix-bare-metal | | Evaluate limited-time Azure SQL reservations in Poland | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/poland-limited-time-sql-services-reservations | | Decide how and when to buy Azure reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepare-buy-reservation | | Choose and use Azure App Service reserved capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-app-service | | Optimize Azure Databricks costs with reserved capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-databricks-reserved-capacity | | Plan reservations for JBoss EAP Integrated Support | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-jboss-eap-integrated-support-app-service | | Prepay for Azure Red Hat OpenShift software usage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-red-hat-openshift | | Reserve Azure Synapse Dedicated SQL pool capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-sql-data-warehouse-charges | | Prepay for Azure SQL Edge reserved capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/prepay-sql-edge | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure App Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-discount-app-service | | Understand how Azure reservation discounts are applied | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-discount-application | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure Synapse Analytics DW | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-discount-azure-sql-dw | | Use Azure Databricks prepurchased commit units effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-discount-databricks | | Understand Azure reservation exchange policy changes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-exchange-policy-changes | | Use Azure reservation purchase recommendations effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reserved-instance-purchase-recommendations | | Understand software costs not covered by Azure reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reserved-instance-windows-software-costs | | Decide when and how to use Azure Reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/save-compute-costs-reservations | | Use Azure Synapse Pre-Purchase Plan with SCUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/synapse-analytics-pre-purchase-plan | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-azure-cache-for-redis-reservation-charges | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure Cosmos DB throughput | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-cosmosdb-reservation-charges | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure disk storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-disk-reservations | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure SQL Database | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure Database for MySQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges-mysql | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reservation-charges-sql-managed-instance | | Use Red Hat reservation plan discounts on Azure VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-rhel-reservation-charges | | Apply reservation discounts to Azure storage services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-storage-charges | | Use SUSE and Red Hat software plan discounts on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-suse-reservation-charges | | Interpret amortized reservation and savings plan costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/view-amortized-costs | | Use amortized savings plan costs for chargeback | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/charge-back-costs | | Select Azure savings plan commitment amount | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/choose-commitment-amount | | Decide between Azure savings plans and reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/decide-between-savings-plan-reservation | | Understand how Azure savings plan discounts are applied | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/discount-application | | Interpret and use Azure savings plan recommendations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/purchase-recommendations | | Trade in Azure reservations for savings plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/reservation-trade-in | | Choose and understand Azure savings plan scopes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/scope-savings-plan | | Use SQL Server HADR with centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/sql-server-hadr-licenses | | Transition to centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/transition-existing | | Assess impact of Azure billing meter ID updates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/billing-meter-id-updates | | Understand shared Azure billing meter regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/billing-meter-location | | Understand billing for Azure external service charges | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/understand-azure-marketplace-charges | | Plan migration from SAP HANA Large Instances on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/large-instances/decommission-sap-hana |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand how Azure applies centrally assigned SQL licenses hourly | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/manage-licenses-centrally |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Azure Cost Management and Billing usage limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/cost-management-billing-faq | | Understand Azure Cost Management data timing and granularity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/understand-cost-mgt-data | | Avoid charges by staying within Azure free account limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/avoid-charges-free-account | | Monitor Azure free service usage against quotas | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/check-free-service-usage | | Understand Azure free account credits and duration limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/create-free-services | | Handle Azure region optimization policy constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/region-optimization | | Understand and manage Azure subscription spending limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/spending-limit | | Identify Azure savings plan software cost exclusions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/software-costs-not-included | | Check Azure savings plan utilization and data latency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/view-utilization | | Understand limits when creating multiple Azure subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/troubleshoot-subscription/create-subscriptions-deploy-resources | | Manage Azure billing account dormancy and retention | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/keep-billing-accounts-active |

Security

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Check Azure credit balance and required roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/benefits/credits/mca-check-azure-credits-balance | | Assign RBAC access to Azure Cost Management data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/assign-access-acm-data | | Assign and change Azure subscription admin roles with RBAC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/add-change-subscription-administrator | | Prevent unused Azure subscriptions from being blocked or deleted | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/avoid-unused-subscriptions | | Migrate from Azure classic admins to RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/classic-administrator-retire | | Elevate Global Administrator access to Azure billing accounts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/elevate-access-global-admin | | Grant RBAC permissions to create Azure EA subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/grant-access-to-create-subscription | | Configure Azure subscription transfer policies between directories | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/manage-azure-subscription-policy | | Assign Azure billing access roles securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/manage-billing-access | | Understand PSD2 SCA requirements for Azure purchases | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/open-banking-strong-customer-authentication | | Protect Azure tenants and subscriptions from fraud and abuse | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/protect-tenants-subscriptions | | Manage Azure Enterprise Agreement admin roles and permissions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/understand-ea-roles | | Use MCA billing roles for access control | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/understand-mca-roles | | Manage tenants and secure billing access under MCA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/microsoft-customer-agreement/manage-tenants | | View Azure reservations as a Cloud Solution Provider | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/how-to-view-csp-reservations | | Grant RBAC access to Azure reservations with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-reservations-rbac-powershell | | Configure permissions to view and manage Azure reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/view-reservations | | Determine eligibility and permissions to buy Azure savings plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/permission-buy-savings-plan | | Configure permissions to view and manage savings plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/permission-view-manage | | Access and download Azure tax documents securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/understand/mca-download-tax-document |

Configuration

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure and apply billing tags in Cost Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/billing-tags | | Configure and use Azure Cost Management alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/cost-mgt-alerts-monitor-usage-spending | | Configure and customize Azure Cost Analysis views | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/customize-cost-analysis-views | | Configure tag inheritance for Azure cost allocation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/enable-tag-inheritance | | Configure Cost Management exports using SAS keys | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/export-cost-data-storage-account-sas-key | | Configure grouping and filtering in Cost Analysis and Budgets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/group-filter | | Define Cost Management budgets using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-create-budget-bicep | | Create Cost Management budgets with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/quick-create-budget-template | | Set up Azure reservation utilization alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/reservation-utilization-alerts | | Create and manage Azure Cost Management budgets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/tutorial-acm-create-budgets | | Transfer Azure plan subscriptions between Microsoft partners | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/azure-plan-subscription-transfer-partners | | Transfer billing ownership of MOSP Azure subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/billing-subscription-transfer | | Configure Azure Marketplace and private offer purchase policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/enable-marketplace-purchases | | Configure Partner Admin Link (PAL) for Azure customer management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id | | Configure Partner Admin Link for Power Platform with Azure credentials | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/link-partner-id-power-apps-accounts | | Configure markup rules in Azure 21Vianet Cost Management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/markup-china | | Map EA billing tasks to a Microsoft Customer Agreement account | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mca-enterprise-operations | | Organize MCA invoices with billing profiles and sections | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mca-section-invoice | | Move MOSP or MCA Azure subscriptions to an Enterprise Agreement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mosp-ea-transfer | | Calculate Enterprise Agreement reservation savings in Excel | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/calculate-ea-reservations-savings | | Configure and manage Azure reservation scope and settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-reserved-vm-instance | | Configure and manage Azure reservation scope and settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/manage-reserved-vm-instance | | Configure automatic renewal for Azure reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-renew | | Interpret Azure reservation usage for single subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reserved-instance-usage | | Interpret Azure reservation usage for EA and MCA accounts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/understand-reserved-instance-usage-ea | | Configure automatic renewal for Azure savings plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/savings-plan/renew-savings-plan | | Create and scope SQL Server license assignments in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/create-sql-license-assignments | | Configure SQL IaaS extension registration for cost management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/scope-level/sql-iaas-extension-registration |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Analyze Azure costs using the Cost Management Power BI app | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/analyze-cost-data-azure-cost-management-power-bi-template-app | | Automate Azure cost management with APIs and scripts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/manage-automation | | Map Azure billing scenarios to Cost Management APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/cost-management-automation-scenarios | | Automate MCA billing role migration across tenants with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/mca-role-migration | | Create MCA subscriptions across associated Azure tenants programmatically | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-customer-agreement-associated-billing-tenants | | Create Azure EA subscriptions via REST, CLI, PowerShell, and ARM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription-enterprise-agreement | | Programmatically create MCA subscriptions using latest Azure APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription-microsoft-customer-agreement | | Programmatically create MCA subscriptions across Microsoft Entra tenants | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription-microsoft-customer-agreement-across-tenants | | Create Azure subscriptions for Microsoft Partner Agreement via APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription-microsoft-partner-agreement | | Use legacy APIs to programmatically create Azure subscriptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/programmatically-create-subscription-preview | | Use Cost Details API for EA billing analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/review-enterprise-billing | | Retrieve subscription billing data via Cost Details API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/review-subscription-billing | | Use Azure reservation APIs for automation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/reservation-apis |

Deployment

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Set up recurring large-scale cost data exports | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/ingest-azure-usage-at-scale |