This topic describes how to change the billing method of a data synchronization or change tracking task to pay-as-you-go or subscription. The change has no impact on the operation of the Data Transmission Service (DTS) instance.

Precautions

  • 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 only be 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.

Prerequisites

  • A data synchronization or change tracking task is created.
  • If you use the old DTS console, a subscription instance must be created in advance so that you can change a pay-as-you-go instance to the subscription instance. The subscription instance must meet the following requirements:
    • If you change the billing method of a data synchronization task, the following parameters of the subscription instance are set to the same values as those 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 parameter of the subscription instance is set to the same value as that of the change tracking task.

Billing methods

Billing method Description
Subscription
  • A subscription instance is an instance for which you pay in advance to use.
  • The subscription billing method is more cost-effective than the pay-as-you-go billing method for long-term use.
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 require a pay-as-you-go instance, you can release it 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 where the 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 of the Data Synchronization Tasks or Change Tracking Tasks page.
  3. Find the data synchronization task or change tracking task for which you want to change the billing method, click the More icon icon, and select Change to Subscription or Change to Pay-as-you-go 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.
    • If you change the billing method from pay-as-you-go to subscription, check the basic information. In the New Instance Class section, set the Subscription Length parameter.
  5. In the New Instance Class section, read and select Data Transmission Service (Pay-as-you-go) Service Terms.
  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.