Connecting Azure China Modern Commerce Agreement in Flexera One
Flexera One ingests billing data provided by major cloud providers and custom bills, enabling you to allocate costs, identify waste, and perform detailed analysis of your cloud spend.
To connect Azure China MCA in Flexera One:
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Go to the Billing Configuration page (Administration > Cloud Settings > Billing Configuration). |
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Click Add a Cloud Bill. The Connect Cloud - Choose your cloud dialog box opens. |
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Choose Microsoft Azure and click Continue. The Connect Cloud - Microsoft Azure dialog box opens. |
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In the Microsoft Customer Agreement section, choose China - Azure (Modern Commerce) and click Continue. The Connect Cloud - China - Azure (Modern Commerce) dialog box opens. Enter the following required information, and click Connect: |
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In the Start - Month/Year field, click the calendar icon (on the left side of the field) and select a date. |
Note:Consider the following:
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Ensure that the start month and year is equal to or greater than the Modern Commerce Agreement contract’s start date. |
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If you do not select the start month and year, the data is imported only for the current month. |
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If you select the start month and year, the data is imported from the specified date. Use this option to retrieve historical data and analyze information from a particular point in time. |
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Location of unamortized export data (Format: blob.core.chinacloudapi.cn) |
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Location of amortized export data (Format: blob.core.chinacloudapi.cn) |
Note:You must create one URL for each: Actual Costs and Amortized Costs.
To submit Azure China MCA billing data to Flexera One, see Using API for Bill Connects.
For instructions on how to add or update billing information, see Adding Billing Data or Updating Billing Data Configurations. For instructions on connecting your cloud accounts to Automation, see Managing Credentials for Policy Access to External Systems.