This article describes the steps required to configure Microsoft accounts within Buttonwood Cloud Analytics to enable processing of billing data from Microsoft.
The following Microsoft account types are supported:
- Microsoft EA (Enterprise Agreement)
- Microsoft Azure Subscription
Adding a Microsoft EA Account
This procedure describes the steps to record and use Microsoft EA details to enable bill processing in Buttonwood Analytics.
Prerequisites
- Administrative access to the Analytics UI
- Azure EA, with the following recorded:
- Azure Enrollment Number
- Billing API Access Key
Configuration Steps
- Log in to the Analytics UI as an administrative user
- Navigate to Accounts
- A list of existing accounts is displayed
- From the Add menu, select Microsoft EA Account
- In the Add Amazon Account screen, enter the following details
- Name: Name for this account
- Account Number: Microsoft EA Enrollment Number
- Cost Centre: Default Cost Centre for resources harvested from bills, which are not associated with a Broker Deployment
- Enrollment Access Key: The access key generated for the EA Billing APi
- Click Add
- Access to the account is validated and bill harvesting will commence
It may take a while (up to a few hours) for bill harvesting to complete
Adding a Microsoft Azure Account
This procedure describes the steps to record and use Microsoft Azure details to enable bill processing in Buttonwood Analytics.
Prerequisites
- Administrative access to the Analytics UI
- Azure Subscription, with the following recorded:
- Azure Directory ID
Configuration Steps
- Log in to the Analytics UI as an administrative user
- Navigate to Accounts
- A list of existing accounts is displayed
- From the Add menu, select Azure Account
- In the Add Azure account screen, enter the following information:
- Azure Domain ID: The Azure Directory ID, recorded earlier
- Azure Domain ID: The Azure Directory ID, recorded earlier
- Click Authorise
- You will be redirected to log in to the Azure Portal login - log in with administrative credentials
Click Accept to confirm authorisation for Buttonwood Analytics to access the subscription - A list of subscriptions from the Azure Directory is presented
- Select the subscription to enable bill processing
Click Register - On the Add Azure account screen, enter the following information:
- Name: Name for this account
- Account Number (auto-populated): Azure Subscription ID of the selected subscription
- Cost Centre: Default Cost Centre for resources harvested from bills, which are not associated with a Broker Deployment
- Domain (auto-populated): Azure Directory ID, recorded earlier
- Click Add
- Access to the account is validated and bill harvesting will commence
It may take a while (up to a few hours) for bill harvesting to complete