Create a Spending Alarm

Procedure:

1. From the left pane (navigation menu), select Spend → Custom Monitoring. The Custom Monitoring page displays a list of alarms

2. Select the + Add button in the top right of tab to create a new user. The Add Alarm dialog appears.

3. Enter the required information in the following fields for step 1:

Field	Description
Name	Enter the alarm name.
Description	Describe the alarm detail information
Alarm Type	Types: Total Cost
Granularity	The frequency of alarm
Expiry Date	Set a date to invalidate the alarm, if there is no input date the alarm will never be expired

1. Press Next button to go to step 2. Create the Alarm scope conditions:

Field	Description
Scope type	Types: Perspective Provider Account Region Availability zone Asset category Asset Account Tags
Condition type	Conditions: Is : chosen type is equal to value Is not : chosen type is not equal to value
Condition value	Selection box will list down all values corresponding with the chosen type
+ Add condition	Click to the button Add condition to adding one more condition

1. Press Next button to go to step 3. Create the Alarm Thresholds:

Field	Description
Threshold Type	Types: Amount Percentage
Threshold Value	There are 2 types of value: Value amount in USD Value percentage from 0% -> 100%
Severity	Alarm levels Warning High Critical
+ Add Threshold	Click to the button Add Threshold to adding one more threshold

1. Press Next button to go to step 4. Create the Notifications.

2. Choose the notification types you want to receive when alarm comes: In-App Notification, Email, Slack, Teams

3. Press Add button to create a new Alarm