Create a legacy CUR

This topic describes how to create a legacy AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) and store it in an S3 bucket.

After you create the CUR, you can upload it (“onboard”) to the Zesty platform, as described in Integrate your AWS account with Zesty. Integrating enables you to see your organization’s potential savings in the Zesty platform.

If your organization already has a CUR that meets the Zesty configuration criteria, you can integrate that immediately rather than creating a new CUR.

If your CUR doesn’t contain enough historical data, you can backfill historical data before uploading it, as described in Backfill data into a CUR.

Prerequisites

• Access to the master payer account in your AWS Management Console

• AWS permissions to create a CUR and S3 buckets

• User access to the Zesty platform

Procedure

1. Log in to your AWS Management Console.

2. From the AWS console, go to Billing and Cost Management.

   You can find that using the search bar.

3. In the left menu, under Cost Analysis, select Data Exports.

4. Click Create.

   The Create export page is displayed. On this page you customize the CUR with the criteria required by Zesty.

5. Customize the CUR:

   After these steps, there is a screenshot that matches the described steps.

   1. For Export type, select Legacy CUR export.

   2. For Export name, type a name.

      We recommend a name like zesty-<yourbusinessname> that is unique and easily identifiable.

   3. In the Export content section, for Additional export content, select Include resource IDs.

      Leave Data refresh settings blank.

   4. In the Data export delivery options section, select the following:

      1. For Report data time granularity, select Hourly.

      2. For Report versioning, select Overwrite existing.

      3. For Report data integration, do not select any options.
         For a CUR that is to be integrated with Athena, select the Amazon Athena integration.

      4. For Compression type, select Parquet.

   5. In the Data export storage setting section, click Configure.

      The Configure S3 bucket dialog is displayed.

   6. In the Configure S3 bucket dialog make the following customizations:

      1. Select Create a bucket.

      2. Type a valid S3 bucket name.

         We recommend using the same name as the Export name.

         If you plan to integrate your CUR in the Zesty platform, copy the bucket name so you have it handy.

      3. Select the region in which the bucket will reside.

      4. Click Create bucket.

         On the Create export page, your S3 bucket name is now displayed.

   7. Add an S3 path prefix.

      The path prefix enables organization and structure within the S3 bucket.

   8. (Optional) You can add tags.

   9. Click Create report.
      The following screenshot shows a completed Create export page:
      

It can take up to 24 hours before AWS starts to deliver the CUR to the S3 bucket.

After the CUR is available, you can integrate (“onboard”) it with Zesty or you can backfill it with historical data as described in Backfill data into a CUR.