SOA-C02 Question 297
Select 3Your organization uses AWS to host multiple applications across various accounts within an organization. As a SysOps Administrator, you are tasked with enabling cost allocation tagging to track expenses for specific teams and projects. After creating the necessary cost allocation tags, what additional steps should you take to ensure the tags are applied and visible in the AWS Cost Explorer?
- A
Activate the cost allocation tags in the AWS Billing and Cost Management Console.
- B
Ensure that resources are tagged with the appropriate cost allocation tags.
- C
Enable AWS Cost Explorer in the AWS Billing and Cost Management Console.
- D
Modify the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies to allow for cost tag propagation.
- E
Create a budget in the AWS Budgets service to track costs by tags.
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Correct answers: A, B, C
Explanation
To implement cost allocation tags effectively, you need to activate the tags in the AWS Billing and Cost Management Console, ensure resources are tagged appropriately, and enable AWS Cost Explorer to analyze and view the tagged cost data. IAM policies and AWS Budgets are not directly involved in making the cost allocation tags functional or visible in AWS Cost Explorer.
- A. Correct.
Correct. Activating cost allocation tags in the AWS Billing and Cost Management Console is required to ensure they are included in cost reports like AWS Cost Explorer.
- B. Correct.
Correct. Resources must be tagged with the appropriate cost allocation tags. Without tagging the resources, the tags won’t be applied to the costs.
- C. Correct.
Correct. AWS Cost Explorer must be enabled to analyze and visualize cost data, including data filtered by tags.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. IAM policies are not directly involved in propagating cost allocation tags or making them visible in cost reports. This is a misinterpretation of IAM's role.
- E. Incorrect.
Incorrect. While budgets in AWS Budgets can use cost allocation tags for tracking, creating a budget is not required for the tags to be applied or visible in AWS Cost Explorer.