AWS license-manager documentation change

Service: license-manager · 2025-03-26 · Documentation low

File: license-manager/latest/userguide/user-based-subscriptions.md

Summary

Added prerequisite section detailing AWS Resource Explorer setup requirements for tag-based filters in Active Directory configurations

Security assessment

The change adds operational setup steps for using tag-based filters but does not address security vulnerabilities or describe security features. The content focuses on service configuration prerequisites rather than security controls or mitigations.

Diff

diff --git a/license-manager/latest/userguide/user-based-subscriptions.md b/license-manager/latest/userguide/user-based-subscriptions.md
index 537dcddb3..8be9b42ff 100644
--- a/license-manager/latest/userguide/user-based-subscriptions.md
+++ b/license-manager/latest/userguide/user-based-subscriptions.md
@@ -226,0 +227,41 @@ AWS managed Active Directories have the following restrictions.
+###### Prerequisite for tag-based filters
+
+If you will use tag-based filters for your Active Directory, you must first onboard to the AWS Resource Explorer service, as follows:
+
+  1. Open the Resource Explorer console at [https://resource-explorer.console.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer](https://resource-explorer.console.aws.amazon.com/resource-explorer).
+
+  2. Choose **Turn on Resource Explorer**.
+
+  3. In the **Set up Resource Explorer** page, choose a setup option, as follows.
+
+**Quick setup**
+    
+
+Select this option for basic configuration.
+
+**Advanced setup**
+    
+
+Select this option for custom configuration. Ensure that you create an index for at least the Region where your Active Directory resides.
+
+  4. Select a Region for the **Aggregator index Region**.
+
+  5. Choose **Turn on Resource Explorer** to save your settings.
+
+  6. In the navigation pane, select **Views** , then choose **Create view**.
+
+###### Note
+
+To show the navigation pane if it's hidden, choose the menu icon (three horizontal bars).
+
+  7.     1. In the **Create view** page, enter `license-manager-user-subscriptions-view` in the **Name**.
+
+    2. Verify that the **Resources filter** is set to **Include all resources**.
+
+    3. In the **Additional resource attributes** section, verify that the **Tags** checkbox is selected.
+
+  8. Choose **Create view** to finish.
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