AWS cost-management documentation change
Summary
Restructured advanced budget cost aggregation options, replacing detailed cost component explanations with consolidated methods (blended/unblended/net/amortized costs). Updated step numbering and added budgeted amount input step.
Security assessment
The changes focus on clarifying cost calculation methodologies and workflow steps for budget creation. There is no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities, access controls, or incident response. The modifications relate to financial tracking granularity rather than security features or mitigations.
Diff
diff --git a/cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.md b/cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.md index 089ff4c3c..5c41ce20d 100644 --- a//cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.md +++ b//cost-management/latest/userguide/create-cost-budget.md @@ -47 +47,3 @@ For more information about each method, see [Budget methods](./budget-methods.ht - 11. (Optional) Under **Budget scope** , for **Filters** , choose **Add filter** to apply one or more of the [available filters](./budgets-create-filters.html). Your choice of budget type determines the set of filters that's displayed on the console. + 11. Enter your budgeted amount for the selected period. This is the value the budget will track against. + + 12. (Optional) Under **Budget scope** , for **Filters** , choose **Add filter** to apply one or more of the [available filters](./budgets-create-filters.html). Your choice of budget type determines the set of filters that's displayed on the console. @@ -53,61 +55 @@ You can't use the **Linked account** filter within a linked account. - 12. (Optional) **Under Budget scope** , for **Advanced options** , choose one or more of the following filters. If you're signed in from a member account in an organization, you might not see all of the advanced options. To see all of the advanced options, sign in from a management account. - -** - -Refunds** - - -Any refunds that you received. - -** - -Credits** - - -Any AWS credits that are applied to your account. - -** - -Upfront reservation fees** - - -Any upfront fees that are charged to your account. When you purchase an All Upfront or Partial Upfront Reserved Instance from AWS, you pay an upfront fee in exchange for a lower rate for using the instance. - -** - -Recurring reservation charges** - - -Any recurring charges to your account. When you purchase a Partial Upfront or No Upfront Reserved Instance from AWS, you pay a recurring charge in exchange for a lower rate for using the instance. - -** - -Taxes** - - -Any taxes that are associated with the charges or fees in your budget. - -** - -Support charges** - - -Any charges that AWS charges you for a support plan. When you purchase a support plan from AWS, you pay a monthly charge in exchange for service support. - -** - -Other subscription costs** - - -Other applicable subscription costs that aren't covered by the other data categories. These costs can include data such as AWS training fees, AWS competency fees, out-of-cycle charges such as registering a domain with Route 53. - -** - -Use blended costs** - - -The cost of the instance hours that you used. A blended rate doesn't include either the RI upfront costs or the RI discounted hourly rate. - -** - -Use amortized costs** + 13. (Optional) **Under Budget scope** , for **Advanced options** , choose how to aggregate costs: @@ -114,0 +57 @@ Use amortized costs** + * **Use blended costs** : View averaged costs across accounts with evenly distributed Reserved Instance and Savings Plans benefits. Useful for organizations sharing commitment benefits. @@ -116 +59 @@ Use amortized costs** -The amortized cost of any reservation hours that you used. For more information about amortized costs, see [Choosing advanced options](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-advanced.html). + * **Use unblended costs** : View actual resource costs charged at time of usage. Suitable for individual account tracking. @@ -118 +61 @@ The amortized cost of any reservation hours that you used. For more information -**Discounts** + * **Use net unblended costs** : View actual costs after all discounts and credits are applied. Helps with monitoring final costs. @@ -119,0 +63 @@ The amortized cost of any reservation hours that you used. For more information + * **Use amortized costs** : View costs with upfront and recurring payments spread across the term. Assists in consistent month-to-month budget planning. @@ -121 +65 @@ The amortized cost of any reservation hours that you used. For more information -Any enterprise discount such as RI volume discounts. Discount line items don't contain tags. + * **Use net amortized costs** : View spread payments with all discounts and credits applied. Supports long-term budget planning. @@ -123 +67 @@ Any enterprise discount such as RI volume discounts. Discount line items don't c - 13. Choose **Next**. + 14. Choose **Next**. @@ -125 +69 @@ Any enterprise discount such as RI volume discounts. Discount line items don't c - 14. Choose **Add an alert threshold**. + 15. Choose **Add an alert threshold**. @@ -127 +71 @@ Any enterprise discount such as RI volume discounts. Discount line items don't c - 15. Under **Set alert threshold** , for **Threshold** , enter the amount that must be reached for you to be notified. This can be either an absolute value or a percentage. For example, say you have a budget of 200 dollars. To be notified at 160 dollars (80% of your budget), enter `160` for an absolute budget or `80` for a percentage budget. + 16. Under **Set alert threshold** , for **Threshold** , enter the amount that must be reached for you to be notified. This can be either an absolute value or a percentage. For example, say you have a budget of 200 dollars. To be notified at 160 dollars (80% of your budget), enter `160` for an absolute budget or `80` for a percentage budget. @@ -133 +77 @@ Next to the threshold, choose **Actual** to create an alert for actual spend. Or - 16. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **Email recipients** , enter the email addresses that you want the alert to notify. Separate multiple email addresses with commas. A notification can be sent to a maximum of 10 email addresses. + 17. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **Email recipients** , enter the email addresses that you want the alert to notify. Separate multiple email addresses with commas. A notification can be sent to a maximum of 10 email addresses. @@ -135 +79 @@ Next to the threshold, choose **Actual** to create an alert for actual spend. Or - 17. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **Amazon SNS Alerts** , enter the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for your Amazon SNS topic. For instructions on how to create a topic, see [Creating an Amazon SNS topic for budget notifications](./budgets-sns-policy.html). + 18. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **Amazon SNS Alerts** , enter the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for your Amazon SNS topic. For instructions on how to create a topic, see [Creating an Amazon SNS topic for budget notifications](./budgets-sns-policy.html). @@ -141 +85 @@ After you create a budget with Amazon SNS notifications, Amazon SNS sends a conf - 18. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **AWS Chatbot Alerts** , you can choose to configure AWS Chatbot to send budget alerts to an Amazon Chime or Slack chat room. You configure these alerts on the AWS Chatbot console. + 19. (Optional) Under **Notification preferences** , for **AWS Chatbot Alerts** , you can choose to configure AWS Chatbot to send budget alerts to an Amazon Chime or Slack chat room. You configure these alerts on the AWS Chatbot console. @@ -143 +87 @@ After you create a budget with Amazon SNS notifications, Amazon SNS sends a conf - 19. Choose **Next**. + 20. Choose **Next**. @@ -145 +89 @@ After you create a budget with Amazon SNS notifications, Amazon SNS sends a conf - 20. (Optional) For **Attach actions** , you can configure an action that AWS Budgets performs on your behalf when the alert threshold is exceeded. For more information and instructions, see [To configure a budget action](./budgets-action-configure.html#create-budget-action). + 21. (Optional) For **Attach actions** , you can configure an action that AWS Budgets performs on your behalf when the alert threshold is exceeded. For more information and instructions, see [To configure a budget action](./budgets-action-configure.html#create-budget-action). @@ -147 +91 @@ After you create a budget with Amazon SNS notifications, Amazon SNS sends a conf - 21. Choose **Next**. + 22. Choose **Next**. @@ -159 +103 @@ To proceed, you must configure at least one of the following parameters for each - 22. Review your budget settings, and then choose **Create budget**. + 23. Review your budget settings, and then choose **Create budget**.