Configure a CSP Account in CloudCheckr

To manage the cost data of your Cloud Solution (CSP) or Active Directory/O365 subscription in our existing product, CloudCheckr, follow this workflow.


Prerequisite

To complete the CSP configuration, you must have:
  • Access to the Microsoft Partner Center
  • Billing Admin and Admin Agent permissions
  • Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Workflow

Click each text box and follow the steps to complete this workflow:

  1. Launch CloudCheckr.
  2. From the Projects page, select an Azure partner.
  3. From the Accounts page, click NEW ACCOUNT.
  4. The New Account page opens.
  5. Type a unique name for your account.
  6. From the Cloud Provider section, select Microsoft Azure from the drop-down menu.
  7. In the Navigation Visibility section, select the checkboxes next to the sections or modules that you want to be visible in the Azure account.
  8. At the bottom of the page, click Create. The Configure Account page opens.
  1. On the Configure Account page, select Collect billing data from my Partner Center / CSP Account from the drop-down menu.
    The Control panel vendors (CPV) tab displays.
  2. From the Azure Account Type drop-down menu, select Commercial, Azure Government, or Azure Germany.
  3. From the Partner Center Billing Version drop-down menu, select Azure Plan or Classic CSP.
  4. Click Init Consent.

    The Microsoft Login page opens. Use your Microsoft Partner Center credentials to login. You must have Billing Admin and Admin Agent permissions and have MFA enabled.

  5. Click Accept.
    The Consent on behalf of your organization checkbox is optional. If you select this option and try to re-consent to the CPV application in the future, Microsoft will bypass the Accept screen and automatically accept the application.

    CloudCheckr returns you to the Credentials page and a message indicates that the application has saved your new CSP credentials.

  6. Click OK.

    The Edit Billing Configuration page opens.

In this procedure, we will configure the billing settings for the new CSP account.

Review and Modify Billing Options

Section

Description

How Do I Enable?

Automatic Customer Account Generation

Allows CloudCheckr to create a billing-only subscription any time a new subscription is added to your CSP.

Keep in mind:

  • This option will not convert currency.
  • You cannot change the currency code once selected.
  • You can convert these billing-only subscriptions to subscriptions with resources.

By default, this option is Disabled. To enable, toggle the switch.

Currency

Allows you to select the currency manually.

You cannot change your currency code once you make a selection.

CloudCheckr will attempt to detect the currency that Microsoft writes your Azure cost to. If it cannot, select a currency code.

Code

Country

Currency

ARS

Argentina

Peso

AUD

Australia

Dollar

BRL

Brazil

Real

CAD

Canada

Dollar

CHF

Switzerland

Franc

DKK

Denmark

Krone

EUR

Euro Member Countries

Euro

GBP

United Kingdom

Pound

HKD

Hong Kong

Dollar

IDR

Indonesia

Rupiah

INR

India

Rupee

JPY

Japan

Yen

KRW

South Korean

Won

MXN

Mexico

Peso

MYR

Malaysia

Ringgit

NOK

Norway

Krone

NZD

New Zealand

Dollar

RUB

Russia

Ruble

SAR

Saudi Arabia

Riyal

SEK

Sweden

Krona

TRY

Turkey

Lira

TWD

Taiwan

New Dollar

USD

United States

Dollar

ZAR

South Africa

Rand

Billing Region

Allows you to select the billing region manually.

Keep in mind:

You cannot change the currency code once selected.

CloudCheckr will attempt to detect the billing region that Microsoft writes your Azure cost to. If it cannot, select a billing region code.

To learn more about Azure billing regions, review the Understanding Azure CDN Billing topic.


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