Using a template to create a Savings Plans budget
Use the following procedure to create a coverage budget for your Savings Plans using a template.
You can create a budget using a template with recommended configurations. Budget templates are a simplified way to start using AWS Budgets, with a single page workflow, unlike the 5-step workflow that is required for Customizing a budget (advanced).
To create a Savings Plans coverage budget using a template
Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Cost Management console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/home
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In the navigation pane, choose Budgets.
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At the top of the page, choose Create budget.
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Under Budget setup, choose Use a template (simplified).
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Under Templates, choose Daily Savings Plans coverage budget.
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For Budget name, enter the name of your budget. Your budget name must be unique within your account and can use A-Z, a-z, spaces, and the following characters:
_.:/=+-%@
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For Coverage threshold, enter the coverage percentage that you want AWS to notify you at. For example, for a coverage budget where you want to stay above 80 percent, enter
80
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For Email recipients, enter the email addresses that you want the notifications to be sent to. Separate multiple email addresses with a comma. A notification can have up to 10 email addresses.
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Choose Create budget.