AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 758

Which two steps are required to generate a report detailing specific cost allocation tags when creating a Monthly Cost Allocation report? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Use AWS CloudTrail to export the events for the specified resources.
• B. Use an AWS Lambda function to read the resources' metadata, and write the specified tags to a DynamoDB table.
• C. Activate the ג€requestedג€ tags by clicking Manage report tags on the Billing Preferences page.
• D. Select the checkbox for Cost Allocation Report in the AWS account's Billing Management Console.
• E. Create a new Budget using the Billing Management Console, use the ג€Include costs related to Tagsג€ feature, and select the requested tags.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

To generate a Monthly Cost Allocation report with specific tags, you must first check the Cost Allocation Report checkbox in the AWS Billing Management Console to enable report generation. Additionally, implementing an AWS Lambda function to extract resource metadata and write the relevant tags to a DynamoDB table helps programmatically track and align the specific cost allocation tags. Other methods, such as using AWS CloudTrail or configuring Budgets, do not directly facilitate the generation of this specific tagged report.