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Azure DevTest Labs: Custom cost-tracking time range and cost threshold notification

Published date: 01 August, 2016

Azure DevTest Labs now supports more cost-management capabilities in Lab cost trend, including:

  • Custom cost-tracking time range: You can specify a custom time range for the DevTest Labs cost-trending chart. You can set the custom time range based on your project start/end date to get a sense of the project spending, or any custom range where you want to visualize spending and projection.
  • Specify actions for cost threshold: In addition to setting a total cost target and visualizing the target on the cost-trending chart, you an use DevTest Labs to specify actions on a threshold at 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, or 125%.
    •  Visualize the cost thresholds on the chart:

Cost threshold on chart with custom time range

  • Send notifications when a particular threshold is met by specifying a webhook URL:

Notification sent through webhook

You configure these settings through the Manage target blade in Lab cost trend. Select a threshold percentage from the list, and then you can set whether to show the selected percentage on the cost-trending chart or get a notification through the specified webhook URL:

Manage target

Please try it today and let us know what you think about it! If you have an idea for how to make it work better for you, submit your feedback (or vote for others) at the Azure DevTest Labs feedback forum.

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