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The article explains how to grant Cloudaware additional permissions, such as to Google Organizations or Google Billing accounts, and create a custom role for backups and tagging. Ensure you have the necessary permissions in Google Cloud. |
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For Cloudaware to collect Google billing accounts, assign the role Billing Account Viewer to the service account* that has access to billing accounts in question.
Log in to the Google console. Go to 'BILLINGBilling' → the tab 'My Billing Accounts'MY BILLING ACCOUNTS'.
Select the billing account by checking the check box. Click ADD PRINCIPAL on the right to manage permissions.
Select the role Billing Account Viewer → SAVE.
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To use backups and tagging, create a custom role and assign it to the Cloudaware service account:
Log in to the Google console. Go to 'IAM & admin' → 'Roles' → +CREATE ROLE.
Set a meaningful name and description for the custom role, e.g. Cloudaware Custom Role. Set 'Role launch stage' as General Availability.
Click +ADD PERMISSIONS. Select the following permissions:
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For labels (tags) |
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Click CREATE.
Assign the custom role to the service account: 'IAM & admin' → IAM→ select the service account → click the pencil icon to edit principal → ADD ANOTHER ROLE → Custom → Cloudaware Custom Role → SAVE.
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