Configure equity asset sharing

Share equity assets such as Savings Plans and coupons with member accounts in your organization to optimize cost savings.

Equity asset sharing

Equity asset: An asset you purchased or obtained through Alibaba Cloud marketing campaigns to offset cloud product bills, such as a Savings Plan or coupon.

Equity asset sharing: Allows a management account to share its equity assets with member accounts in the organization to optimize cost savings.

Shareable assets	Account limit
Savings Plan	100 accounts
Reserved Instance	100 accounts
storage capacity unit (SCU)	100 accounts
coupon	100 accounts

Note

Equity asset sharing requires the Enterprise Account Center. Enable it and invite member accounts to form an organization before sharing assets.
A management account can share equity assets with multiple member accounts, but member accounts cannot re-share received assets.

Two sharing methods are available: manual sharing and automatic sharing.

Manual sharing

Configure sharing for a specific asset ID with selected accounts or organization nodes. The sharing scope applies only to that asset.

On the Account Sharing > Equity Asset Sharing page, find the Asset ID that you want to share and click Edit in the Actions column.
In the dialog box, select a sharing type: Share with Account or Share with Organization.
- Share with Organization: Shares the asset with one or more organization nodes. The sharing scope updates automatically when the organization membership changes.
  
  Note
  The sharing scope adjusts automatically as organization membership changes.
  
  New accounts gain access automatically if the account limit is not exceeded. Removed accounts lose access automatically.
  
  Organizational unit changes take effect within about a minute.
  
  Trial Savings Plans cannot be shared.
- Share with Account: Shares the asset with specific accounts. The scope does not change unless you manually adjust it.
Select the accounts or organization nodes to share with, and then click OK.

Automatic sharing

Automatic sharing settings

Configure automatic sharing rules by asset type. New assets of the specified type are automatically shared with the configured scope.

On the Account Sharing page, click Configure Automatic Sharing.
In the dialog box, enable automatic sharing for the desired asset types, select a sharing type and scope, and click OK.
Note
- After a newly purchased asset becomes active, the system applies the sharing rule within 10 minutes.
- When you share with an organization, the sharing scope adjusts automatically as membership changes.
- New accounts gain access automatically if the account limit is not exceeded. Removed accounts lose access automatically.
- Organizational unit changes take effect within about a minute.
- Trial Savings Plans cannot be shared.

Asset sharing status

On the Equity Asset Sharing page, use the Account filter to view equity assets of member accounts. You can also search by asset ID.

Asset Owner Account: The Alibaba Cloud account that owns the asset.
Asset ID: The unique ID of the asset.
Asset Type: The asset type, such as Savings Plan, Reserved Instance, SCU, or coupon. Click to filter by type.
Asset Status: The asset status, such as Active or Expired. Expired assets can no longer be used for deductions.
Share Status: Whether the asset is shared.
Sharing Scope: The sharing scope, such as specific accounts or organization nodes.
Operator: The account that last modified the sharing settings.
Last Operation Time: When the sharing settings were last modified.
Actions: View, edit, or cancel sharing for the asset.

FAQ

Can an enterprise administrator grant member accounts permissions for resource sharing?

Yes. An enterprise administrator can assign a custom role with the asset sharing settings permission to a member account.

Log on to the Enterprise Account Center and go to the Roles and Permissions page. On the Role Settings tab, click Create a custom role.
In the Role permissionsRole Permissions section, set Permission Scope to Administrator Type, add the asset sharing settings permission, and then click Create. For more information, see Manage custom roles.
Click Set permissions and then click Add Authorized Account to assign the newly created custom role to the target account.
Click Add to view the account assignments for the custom role.