Step-1 : Enable CUR & Cost Explorer

If you have cost and usage reports already created follow Use already created report otherwise Create new report

Use already created report

1. Log into AWS console and go to Billing and Cost Management

   

2. Click on Data Exports

3. Out of multiple available reports, choose the oldest and the one having following properties

   1. Time granularity : Daily / Hourly

   2. File format : text/csv

4. Select the report you chose in the previous step > Actions and Edit

5. Scroll down and capture the S3 bucket, S3 path prefix fields from the report details section for the report

6. Go to Step 2: Enable Cost Allocation Tags

Creating New Report

1. Log into AWS console and go to Billing and Cost Management under profile

2. Click on Data Exports and Select Legacy CUR export

   

3. Enter the Export name of your choice and enable the below options under Export content

   • Include Resource IDs

   • Split cost allocation data

   • Refresh Automatically

   

4. Under Data export delivery options select

   • Time granularity : Daily

   • Report versioning : overwrite existing report

   • Compression type : GZIP

5. Under Data export storage settings

   • Configure bucket by choosing one of the existing or creating a new one

   • Enter S3 path prefix and create the report

6. To enable cost explorer follow the steps mentioned here https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-enable.html