Scheduled actions Send an email on a schedule or when an anomaly is detected.

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Scheduled actions allow you to configure email alerts on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Scheduled actions are configured based on a Cost Management view, which can be opened and edited in Cost analysis in the Azure portal. Email alerts include a picture of the selected view and optionally a link to a CSV file with the summarized cost data.

You can also use scheduled actions to configure anomaly detection alerts for subscriptions.

About scheduled alerts About anomaly alerts


🧮 Syntax

Version: 1.1

Scopes: Subscription, Resource group

module <string> 'br/public:cost/<scope>-scheduled-action:1.1' = {
  name: <string>
  params: {
    name: <string>
    kind: 'Email' | 'InsightAlert'
    private: <bool>
    builtInView: 'AccumulatedCosts' | 'CostByService' | 'DailyCosts'
    viewId: <string>
    displayName: <string>
    status: 'Enabled' | 'Disabled'
    notificationEmail: <string>
    emailRecipients: [ <string>, <string>, ... ]
    emailSubject: <string>
    emailMessage: <string>
    emailLanguage: <string>
    emailRegionalFormat: <string>
    includeCsv: <bool>
    scheduleFrequency: 'Daily' | 'Weekly' | 'Monthly'
    scheduleDaysOfWeek: [ 'Monday', 'Tuesday', 'Wednesday', 'Thursday', 'Friday', 'Saturday', 'Sunday' ]
    scheduleDayOfMonth: <int>
    scheduleWeeksOfMonth: [ 'First', 'Second', 'Third', 'Fourth', 'Last' ]
    scheduleStartDate: 'yyyy-MM-ddTHH:miZ'
    scheduleEndDate: 'yyyy-MM-dd'
  }
}


📥 Parameters

Name Type Description
name string Required. Name of the scheduled action used in the resource ID.
kind string Optional. Indicates the kind of scheduled action. Default: Email.
private bool Optional. Indicates whether the scheduled action is private and only editable by the current user. If false, the scheduled action will be shared with other users in the same scope. Ignored if kind is “InsightAlert”. Default: false.
builtInView string Optional. Specifies which built-in view to use. This is a shortcut for the full view ID.
viewId string Optional. Required if kind is “Email” and builtInView is not set. The resource ID of the view to which the scheduled action will send. The view must either be private (tenant level) or owned by the same scope as the scheduled action. Ignored if kind is “InsightAlert” or if builtInView is set.
displayName string Optional. The display name to show in the portal when viewing the list of scheduled actions. Default: (scheduled action name).
status string Optional. The status of the scheduled action. Default: Enabled.
notificationEmail string Required. Email address of the person or team responsible for this scheduled action. This email address will be included in emails. Default: (email address of user deploying the template).
emailRecipients array Required. List of email addresses that should receive emails. At least one valid email address is required.
emailSubject string Optional. The subject of the email that will be sent to the email recipients. Default: (view name).
emailMessage string Optional. Include a message for recipients to add context about why they are getting the email, what to do, and/or who to contact. Default: “” (no message).
emailLanguage string Optional. The language that will be used for the email template. Default: en.
emailRegionalFormat string Optional. The regional format that will be used for dates, times, and numbers. Default: en-us.
includeCsv bool Optional. Indicates whether to include a link to a CSV file with the backing data for the chart. Ignored if kind is “InsightAlert”. Default: false.
scheduleFrequency string Optional. The frequency at which the scheduled action will run. Default: Daily for “Email” and Weekly for “InsightAlert”.
scheduleDaysOfWeek array Optional. Required if kind is “Email” and scheduleFrequency is “Weekly”. List of days of the week that emails should be delivered. Allowed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Default: Monday.
scheduleDayOfMonth int Optional. Required if kind is “Email” and scheduleFrequency is “Monthly”. The day of the month that emails should be delivered. Note monthly cost is not final until the 3rd of the month. This or scheduleWeeksOfMonth is required if scheduleFrequency is “Monthly”. Default: 0 (not set).
scheduleWeeksOfMonth array Optional. List of weeks of the month that emails should be delivered. This or scheduleDayOfMonth is required if scheduleFrequency is “Monthly”. Allowed: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Last. Default [] (not set).
scheduleStartDate string Optional. The first day the schedule should run. Use the time to indicate when you want to receive emails. Must be in the format yyyy-MM-ddTHH:miZ. Default = Now.
scheduleEndDate string Optional. The last day the schedule should run. Must be in the format yyyy-MM-dd. Default = 1 year from start date.


🌟 Examples

Schedule an email for a built-in view

Subscription

Resource group

Creates a shared scheduled action for the DailyCosts built-in view.

module dailyCostsAlert 'br/public:cost/subscription-scheduled-action:1.0.2' = {
  name: 'dailyCostsAlert'
  params: {
    name: 'DailyCostsAlert'
    displayName: 'My schedule'
    builtInView: 'DailyCosts'
    emailRecipients: [ 'ema@contoso.com' ]
    notificationEmail: 'ema@contoso.com'
    scheduleFrequency: 'Weekly'
    scheduleDaysOfWeek: [ 'Monday' ]
  }
}

Schedule an email with a custom start date

Subscription

Resource group

Creates a private scheduled action for the DailyCosts built-in view with custom start/end dates.

module privateAlert 'br/public:cost/resourcegroup-scheduled-action:1.0.2' = {
  name: 'privateAlert'
  params: {
    name: 'PrivateAlert'
    displayName: 'My private schedule'
    private: true
    builtInView: 'DailyCosts'
    emailRecipients: [ 'priya@contoso.com' ]
    notificationEmail: 'priya@contoso.com'
    scheduleFrequency: 'Monthly'
    scheduleDayOfMonth: 1
    scheduleStartDate: scheduleStartDate
    scheduleEndDate: scheduleEndDate
  }
}

Configure an anomaly alert

Subscription

Creates an anomaly alert for a subscription.

module anomalyAlert 'br/public:cost/subscription-scheduled-action:1.0.2' = {
  name: 'anomalyAlert'
  params: {
    name: 'AnomalyAlert'
    kind: 'InsightAlert'
    displayName: 'My anomaly check'
    emailRecipients: [ 'ana@contoso.com' ]
    notificationEmail: 'ana@contoso.com'
  }
}


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