Automation Reference Information

The following guides walk through custom policy details and help you get started writing your own custom policy.

Create a Custom Policy—Describes how to write your own custom policy.
Create a Recommendation From a Policy Template—Describes how to create a policy template to feed into the Cloud Cost Optimization’s Total Potential Savings chart.
Policy Authoring Walkthrough—Provides a step-by-step guide on authoring every element of a policy.
Policy Template Language—Describes the code used to create a custom policy and provides policy templates.
Policy Template Language Functions—Describe the categories of functions used to compute values dynamically in a custom policy template.
Cloud Workflow Language—Describes the language and processes used to manage entire applications running in the cloud.
Cloud Workflow Functions—Describe the built-in operations that execute inside the Cloud Workflow engine using the Cloud Workflow Language.
Cloud Workflow Operators—Describe the operators used to manipulate values and resource collections.