Supported Account / Subscription Types

Archera offers the flexibility to onboard using either an individual Subscription or overall Billing Account.

To onboard Archera into your Azure environment, your cost and usage report will need to be available in FOCUS format. Microsoft is a founding member of The FinOps Cost Usage Specification (FOCUS) project, an industry standard cost data specification.

All modern, paid Azure subscriptions support the FOCUS format. Common scenarios that do not support FOCUS include legacy subscriptions (e.g., MOSP) and unpaid subscriptions (e.g., Azure Credit for MSDN subscribers).

How to Check Your Azure Billing Account Type

1. Login to your Azure account

2. Click on "Cost Management and Billing"

   • If you don't have permissions for this page, scroll down to see how to check your Azure subscription type

3. Next click on "Billing Scopes"

4. Take a look at the column titled "Billing Account Type"

5. Ensure the value there in billing account type is populated with either "Enterprise Agreement", "Microsoft Partner Agreement", or "Microsoft Customer Agreement"

How to Check Your Subscription Type

1. Login to your Azure account

2. Click on "Subscriptions"

3. Click on each of your individual subscriptions listed

4. Check the Plan Name value — it should show "Azure Plan" or "Azure in CSP"

If the Plan Name shows "Microsoft Online Services Program" (MOSP), that subscription is not supported. You will need to transfer it to a supported plan before onboarding. For more information on transferring subscriptions, see Microsoft instructions here.

Related Resources

• Azure Onboarding - Prerequisite Checklist

• Azure Onboarding - Required Permissions

• Does Archera for Azure rely on Microsoft Azure Exchanges or Returns policy?

• Does Archera Support Reservations for Azure Storage Disks?

• Azure Offboarding