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    Data Management:Renew DMS items

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    Data Management:Renew DMS items

    Last Updated:Mar 14, 2025

    Data Management (DMS) supports the subscription billing method, which requires a renewal if a chargeable DMS item expires. To prevent your business from being affected, renew chargeable DMS items at the earliest opportunity. The renewal feature is applicable only to subscription DMS items. You do not need to renew pay-as-you-go DMS items. Make sure that your Alibaba Cloud account has sufficient balance. This topic describes how to enable the auto-renewal feature for and manually renew DMS items.

    Usage notes

    • If you enable the auto-renewal feature for a DMS item, the system deducts fees from your Alibaba Cloud account nine days before the DMS item expires. Make sure that your account has a sufficient balance. Both the balance and vouchers in your account can be used for fee deductions.

    • If you manually renew a DMS item before fees are automatically deducted in a billing cycle, no fees are automatically deducted in the billing cycle until the DMS item is about to expire next time.

    • If a DMS item is about to expire the next day, manually renew the DMS item to prevent service interruptions For more information, see the Manually renew a DMS item section of this topic.

    Enable the auto-renewal feature

    1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

    2. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the image icon and then choose Billing > Renewals.

      Note

      If you use the DMS console in normal mode, move the pointer over the image > Renewals.

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    3. On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.

    4. On the Manual tab, find the item for which you want to enable the auto-renewal feature and click Enable Auto Renewal in the Actions column.

    5. In the Enable Auto Renewal dialog box, read the information and specify a renewal duration.

      Note

      After you enable the auto-renewal feature, the system automatically renews the item based on the renewal duration that you specify. For example, if you set the renewal duration to three months, you are charged for a subscription of three months each time the item is automatically renewed.

    6. Click Auto Renew.

    Disable the auto-renewal feature

    1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

    2. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the image icon and then choose Billing > Renewals.

      Note

      If you use the DMS console in normal mode, move the pointer over the and select Renewals.

    3. On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.

    4. On the Auto tab, find the item for which you want to disable the auto-renewal feature and click Enable Manual Renewal in the Actions column.

    5. In the Enable Manual Renewal dialog box, click OK.

    Manually renew a DMS item

    1. Log on to the DMS console V5.0.

    2. Use one of the following methods to go to the DMS buy page where you can perform manual renewal:

      • Method 1: Select DMS Order Management

        1. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the image > DMS Order Management.

        2. Find the item that you want to manually renew and click Renew in the Actions column to go to the DMS buy page.

      • Method 2: Select Renewals

        1. In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the image > Renewals.

        2. On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.

        3. Find the item that you want to manually renew and click Renew in the Actions column to go to the DMS buy page.

    3. On the manual renewal page, specify a renewal duration, and read and agree to Terms of Service.

    4. Click Buy Now.

    References

    For more information about the impact and solution after a DMS item expires, see Service expiration and overdue payments.