Standard Azure Account Export Setup

For Enterprise Agreement (EA), Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA), and Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) accounts, use Azure Cost Management Exports (CME) to import cost and usage data into Cloud Ctrl.

This guide has two paths:

• Recommended: one export at billing account or management group scope
• Alternative: one export per subscription

Microsoft prerequisites are documented here: Azure export prerequisites

Recommended Path: Billing Account or Management Group Export

Use this path when you can configure exports at billing account or management group scope.

Step 1: Open Cost Management Exports

1. Sign in to the Azure Portal
2. Go to Cost Management + Billing
3. Select your available scope:
   • Billing Account (EA/MCA), or
   • Management Group
4. Open Cost Management → Exports
5. Click + Add

Step 2: Configure the export

Click Review + Create.

Step 3: Verify app permissions

Confirm Application Registration is complete, including:

• Reader (or approved custom role) on subscriptions or management group
• Storage Blob Data Reader on the storage account

Step 4: Add credential in Cloud Ctrl

1. Go to Settings → Cloud Connections → Microsoft Azure
2. Click + Add Credential
3. Choose one:
   • Azure Entra App: Tenant ID, Application (Client) ID, Client Secret
   • Managed Identity: Storage Account Name, Container Name
4. Click Save

Step 5: Add cloud account in Cloud Ctrl

1. In Cloud Accounts, click + Add Cloud Account
2. Select the credential
3. Choose Microsoft Azure Cost Management Export
4. Enter:
   • Cloud account name
   • Automatically manage exports: leave unchecked for manual export setup
   • Storage account name (if using Azure Entra App)
   • Container name (if using Azure Entra App)
   • Directory name
   • Export name
5. Click Submit

Step 6: Verify import

After Azure writes export files, Cloud Ctrl starts ingestion automatically.

Alternative Path: Per-Subscription Exports

Use this path when billing account or management group export setup is not available to your role.

Step 1: Create export for each subscription

For each subscription:

1. Open Subscription → Cost Management → Exports
2. Click + Add
3. Configure:

Important: Keep values marked * consistent across subscriptions.

Step 2: Assign role to app registration per subscription

For each subscription you want imported:

1. Open Subscriptions → Access Control (IAM)
2. Click Add → Add role assignment
3. Assign Reader
4. Select your App Registration
5. Save

Step 3: Add credential in Cloud Ctrl

If not already added, create the Azure credential in Settings → Cloud Connections → Microsoft Azure.

Step 4: Add cloud account in Cloud Ctrl

1. In Cloud Accounts, click + Add Cloud Account
2. Select the credential
3. Choose Microsoft Azure Cost Management Export
4. Enter cloud account details, including storage account, container, directory, and export names
5. Click Submit

Step 5: Verify import

After exports run, Cloud Ctrl begins ingestion.

Related Pages

• Application Registration
• CSP Export Setup
• Troubleshooting Azure Connections