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Getting started
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Azure EA
Introduction
When deploying the Azure EA Extraction template for Exivity, some configuration is required within your Azure EA environment. The following process must be completed in order to report on Azure EA consumption:
- 1.Create an Access Key and Secret in your Azure EA portal
- 2.Configure the Azure EA Extractor
- 3.Configure your Azure EA Transformer
- 4.Create a Report definition
Creating an Access Key & Secret
In order for Exivity to authenticate with Azure EA, you will need to create an access key and secret in the Azure EA Portal. Also you will need to find your enrollment number. To do this, login to your Azure EA Portal on https://ea.azure.com and navigate to the Reports menu:
Creating an API Access Key & Secret for your Azure EA environment
Just under the Windows logo in the left menu section you will find your enrollment number which you will need to provide later when configuring the Extractor. To create the Access Key & Secret, click on Download Usage and then on API Access Key. This brings you to the menu where you can manage your Access Keys and corresponding secret which you will need in order to configure the data Extractor.
Configure Extractor
To create the Extractor, browse to Data Sources > Extractors in the Exivity GUI and click the Create Extractor button. This will try to connect to the Exivity Github account to obtain a list of available templates. For Azure EA:
- Provide a name for the Extractor in the name field
- Click the Create button.
Once you've created the Extractor, go to first tab: Variables
Azure EA Extraction Template
Fill in all variables in above screenshot, and feel free to encrypt any sensitive data using the lock symbol on the right.
Once you've filled in all details, go to the Run tab to execute the Extractor for a single day:
Executing the Extractor manually for a single day
The Extractor requires two parameters in yyyyMMdd format:
- from_date is the date for which you wish to collect consumption data
- to_date should be the date immediately following from_date
These should be specified as shown in the screenshot above, separated with a space.
When you click the Run Now button, you should get a successful result.
Configure Transformer
Once you have successfully run your Azure EA Blob Extractor, you can create a Transformer template via Data Sources > Transformers in the Exivity GUI. Browse to this location and click the Create Transformer button. Make any changes that you feel necessary and then select the run tab to execute it for a single day as a test.
Make sure that when running the Transformer you select custom range in the drop-down menu labelled Run for and select the same day as for which you have extracted consumption data in the previous step.
Create a Report
Once you have run both your Extractor and Transformer successfully create a Report Definition via the menu option Reports > Definitions:
Creating a Report Definition
Select the column(s) by which you would like to break down the costs. Once you have created the report, you should then click the Prepare Report button after first making sure you have selected a valid date range from the date selector shown when preparing the report.
Prepare your Report
Once this is done you should be able to run any of Accounts, Instances, Services or Invoices report types located under the Report menu for the date range you prepared the report for.
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