Auto-renewal and manual renewal of DMS items - Data Management

This topic describes how to enable the auto-renewal feature for and manually renew Data Management (DMS) items.

Prerequisites

The subscription billing method is adopted by the DMS items that you purchased.

Usage notes

DMS supports the subscription billing method, which requires a renewal if a DMS item expires. To prevent your business from being affected, renew DMS items at the earliest opportunity. For more information, see Service expiration and overdue payments.

You can enable the auto-renewal feature for DMS items that you purchase. For more information, see the Enable the auto-renewal feature section of this topic.
Note
You can disable the auto-renewal feature based on your business requirements. For more information, see the Disable the auto-renewal feature section of this topic.
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

DMS

Log on to the DMS console V5.0.
In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select Renewals.
On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.
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.
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.
Click Auto Renew.

Disable the auto-renewal feature

DMS

Log on to the DMS console V5.0.
In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select Renewals.
On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.
Click the Auto tab. 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.
In the Enable Manual Renewal message, click OK.

Manually renew a DMS item

DMS

Log on to the DMS console V5.0.
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
  - In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select DMS Order Management.
  - In the Purchase specification details dialog box, find the item that you want to manually renew and click Renewal fee in the Operation column to go to the DMS buy page.
- Method 2: Select Renewals
  - In the upper-right corner of the DMS console, move the pointer over the icon and then select Renewals.
  - On the Renewal page, set the Instances parameter to dms.
  - Find the item that you want to manually renew and click Renew in the Actions column to go to the DMS buy page.
On the manual renewal page, specify a renewal duration and select Terms of Service.
Click Buy Now.