This page answers frequently asked questions about the Budget-based policy and provides troubleshooting steps for common issues.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a budget-based policy monitor?

A budget-based policy monitors cloud spending against a defined budget limit and triggers alerts when spending reaches the configured warning or critical thresholds.

Which cloud providers are supported?

AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud are supported.

Can I apply a policy to tagged resources?

Yes. Select Tags and specify the required tag.

Who receives budget alerts?

The selected budget owner receives alerts through the automatically created alert policy.

Does updating a policy create a new version?

Yes. A new version is created when a budget policy is created or updated.

Can I restore a deleted policy?

No. Deleting a budget policy also deletes its version history.

Troubleshooting steps

No alert was generated

  1. Confirm that spending reached the configured threshold.
  2. Verify whether the policy scope is Monthly or Annually.
  3. Confirm that the policy applies to the expected provider, account, or tag.
  4. Verify that the cloud account is configured and reporting cost data.
  5. Confirm that the policy was saved successfully.
  6. Verify that the budget owner is configured correctly.

Alerts are generated too early

  1. Review the budget limit.
  2. Check the warning and critical threshold values.
  3. Verify that the policy scope is not broader than intended.
  4. Review version history for recent changes.

Alerts are generated too late

  1. Confirm that current cloud spending data is available.
  2. Verify the selected cloud provider and cloud account.
  3. Confirm that the policy uses the required monthly or annual scope.
  4. Review the threshold values.

The wrong user receives alerts

  1. Open the budget policy.
  2. Review the Budget Owner field.
  3. Confirm that the selected user is active.
  4. Update the policy if ownership has changed.

Version history is unavailable

Version history may be unavailable when the policy was deleted, when you lack permission to view it, or when the policy has not yet been created or updated.