Create resource usage report task - Cloud Monitor - Cloud Monitor

Resource usage reports help you check utilization, estimate usage trends, and analyze costs. Upgrade high-usage resources for better performance, or downgrade and release low-usage resources to reduce costs.

Prerequisites

If you use a RAM user, ensure the AliyunCloud MonitorFullAccess system policy is attached to the RAM user. For more information, see Grant permissions to a RAM user.

Billing

For billing details, see Billing of the resource usage report feature.

Procedure

Log on to the Cloud Monitor console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose Hybrid Cloud Monitoring > Resource Usage Report.
On the Resource Usage Report page, click Create Report Task.

In the Create/Modify Report Task panel, configure the following parameters.

Parameter	Description
Type	Report frequency. Valid values: Only Once Weekly Monthly
Name	The name of the report task.
Description	The description of the report task.
Time Range	Time range for report data. Behavior varies by type: Only Once: Select a range of 1 to 31 days. The report is generated the day after the end date. Only the last month of data can be queried. Weekly: Select a range from Monday to Sunday. The report is generated the day after the end day. Monthly: Covers the entire month. The report is generated on the first day of the next month. Note For Monthly type, the Time Range is automatically set. Cloud Monitor generates reports monthly based on the task.
Tag	Tags for the report task. Specify tag keys only. Cloud Monitor generates tag values and queries statistics by tag value. For example, if an ECS instance has a tag with key App and values Group1 and Group2, add the tag key App to the report task. The report then includes columns: `App:Group1` and `App:Group2`. Maximum three tags, separated by commas (,).
Product	Alibaba Cloud services supported by resource usage reports.

Click Confirm.
In the Confirm message, click Confirm.