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Updated on 2023-07-03 GMT+08:00
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Using Budget Reports to Track Your Budget

You can create a budget report so that Huawei Cloud will periodically generate and send to you on a schedule that you configure.

Example

Suppose that you want to create a monthly budgeted amount of $1,200 USD for pay-per-use ECSs, and to receive an alert if the forecasted amount exceeds 80% of the budgeted amount.

Enable forecasting before creating a forecasting-based budget. For details, see Forecasting.

Step 1: Creating a Budget

For details, see Step 1: Creating a Budget.

Step 2: Creating a Budget Report

  1. Log in to Cost Center.
  2. Choose Reports > Budget Reports.
  3. Click Create Budget Report in the upper right corner of the page.
  4. Specify the report name, include the budget created in Step 1: Creating a Budget, and click Next.
  5. Set the delivery frequency, select the report recipients, and click Next.

    A maximum of 50 contacts can be selected for each alert. If you want to add or modify the recipient information, go to the Recipient Management page in the Message Center.

  6. Confirm your budget report information and click Save.

Step 3: Viewing the Budget Status

  • View the SMS on the recipient's mobile phone.
  • Access the recipient's mailbox and view the budget report.