This topic describes how to change the billing method of a data synchronization or change tracking task to pay-as-you-go or subscription. This change does not affect the running of the Data Transmission Service (DTS) instance to which the task belongs.

Usage notes

  • In the new DTS console, you can change the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription or the other way around. In the old DTS console, you can change the billing method only from pay-as-you-go to subscription. We recommend that you use the new DTS console.
  • The billing method of data migration tasks can be only pay-as-you-go. You do not need to change the billing method of data migration tasks.
  • In the new DTS console, the instance ID remains unchanged after you change the billing method. In the old DTS console, the instance ID is changed after you change the billing method.
  • After you change the billing method of your instance from subscription to pay-as-you-go, a refund is returned based on the original payment method.

Prerequisites

  • A data synchronization or change tracking task is created.
  • Another data synchronization or change tracking task whose billing method is subscription is created if you use the old DTS console to change the billing method of your task from pay-as-you-go to subscription. This subscription task meets the following requirements:
    • If you change the billing method of a data synchronization task, the following information of the subscription task must be the same as that of the data synchronization task: source instance, source region, destination instance, destination region, and synchronization topology.
    • If you change the billing method of a change tracking task, the source region of the subscription task must be the same as that of the change tracking task.

Billing methods

Billing methodDescription
Subscription
  • A subscription instance is an instance for which you pay in advance to use.
  • For long-term use, the subscription billing method is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method. You are offered more favorable prices for longer subscription durations.
Pay-as-you-go
  • A pay-as-you-go instance is an instance for which you are charged per hour based on your resource usage. The hourly fees are calculated based on the instance class that you specify in the purchase order and are deducted from the balance of your Alibaba Cloud account.
  • The pay-as-you-go billing method is suitable for short-term use. If you no longer need a pay-as-you-go instance, you can release the instance to reduce costs.

Procedure (in the new DTS console)

  1. Go to the Data Synchronization Tasks or Change Tracking Tasks page.
    1. Log on to the Data Management (DMS) console.
    2. In the top navigation bar, click DTS.
    3. In the left-side navigation pane, choose DTS (DTS) > Data Synchronization or DTS (DTS) > Change Tracking.
    Note
  2. Select the region in which your DTS instance resides to the right of Data Synchronization Tasks or Change Tracking Tasks.
    Note If you use the new DTS console, you must select the region to the right of Workbench in the upper part of the Data Synchronization Tasks or Change Tracking Tasks page.
  3. Find the data synchronization or change tracking task for which you want to change the billing method, click the More icon icon in the Actions column, and then select Change to Pay-as-you-go or Change to Subscription based on your business requirements.
  4. Check the information.

    In the dialog box that appears, perform one of the following operations:

    • If you change the billing method from subscription to pay-as-you-go, check the basic information of the task.
    • If you change the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription, check the basic information of the task. In the New Instance Class section, configure the Subscription Duration parameter.
  5. If the preceding information is correct, read and agree to Data Transmission Service (Pay-as-you-go) Service Terms by selecting the check box.
  6. Click Pay.

Procedure (in the old DTS console)

  1. Log on to the DTS console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Data Synchronization or Change Tracking.
  3. Find the task for which you want to change the billing method and click Switch to Subscription in the Actions column. Switch to Subscription
  4. In the Switch to Subscription dialog box, select the pay-as-you-go instance whose billing method you want to change.
    Note After the billing method is changed from pay-as-you-go to subscription, DTS releases the pay-as-you-go instance.
    Switch to Subscription
  5. Click OK.