Entity Creation - Cloudability

Creating entity with Cloudability

This section explain the the integration between IBM Apptio Cloudability and Cost Transparency (CT). The integration enables automated transfer of cloud cost and usage data from Cloudability to Apptio’s TBM Studio, supporting multi-cloud environments including AWS, Azure, GCP, Oracle Cloud, and Snowflake.

1. Log in to the Automated Data Management (ADM) interface.
2. Select Entity Creation from the left panel.
3. From the Producer drop-down, select Cloudability .

   

4. The Entity Configuration page appears.
5. In the Step 1 page, enter data in the following fields:

   Field Name	Description
   Select Vendor	Select the appropriate Cloud Service Provider from the list of previously configured vendors
   Project Connection	Configure the project settings for the Cost project.
   Subscribing Applications	Subscription updates for the specific application.

   

6. Click the Next button.
7. In Step 2 page, Choose the required standard dimensions for cost and usage tracking.

   

8. Review and apply existing renaming rules for standard dimensions.
   Note: New renaming rules cannot be created within the wizard.
9. Click the Next button to go to the Step 3 page.
10. In the Custom Dimensions section, select the relevant dimensions, like Application ID, Platform ID, and so on.
    Note: Only pre-configured custom dimensions in Cloudability are displayed. Missing dimensions must be added before proceeding.

    

11. Click the Next button to go to the Step 4 page.
12. In the Add Schedule page, enter data in the appropriate fields.

    

13. Click the Next button to go to Step 5 page.
14. Validate all selected dimensions and mappings in the preview screen.

    

15. Submit the configuration for deployment.
16. Confirm successful setup in the Entity Management dashboard.