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Updated on 2024-03-28 GMT+08:00
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Enabling Cost Center for Free

You need to enable Cost Center before using it.

Important Notes

After Cost Center is enabled, Huawei Cloud will prepare your cost data from the last 18 months. The data is available for viewing in about 24 hours.

IAM users do not have any permission for Cost Center by default. For details about how to obtain the required permissions, see Permissions.

If you are using a reseller account, you need to contact your partner for authorization before enabling Cost Center.

Cost Center is enabled by default for the master account and for any member accounts associated for unified accounting management. If a previously associated account is disassociated but still wants to access Cost Center, they need to enable Cost Center.

Cost and usage forecasting is enabled by default. For details, see Cost and Usage Forecasting.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Huawei Cloud.
  2. Choose Billing & Costs > Cost Center in the upper right corner.

  3. Click Start for Free on the displayed Enable Cost Center page.