Overview
This guide walks you through how to configure the features displayed for each Wave account from Wave User Management in Ripple.
Please refer to the details below for each available feature.
Dashboard
(A page that displays a combined view of costs for all accounts registered in the Billing Group)
Graph display (show/hide)
Report filter display
Usage Reports
(Settings for the page that displays costs per account)
Wave Costs and Forecast tab: Displays budget progress and cost forecasts
Report download: Download report data as CSV
Account: Display cost data per account
Graph display: Show graphs per account
Account menu display: Displays tabs for the following features:
Account name editing: Edit account names (Note: This also changes the display name in Ripple — please exercise caution when enabling)
Budget feature: Configure notifications for budget overruns
Other billing details: Displays cost items such as Fee, Credit, and Refund
Cross Tag: Display cost allocation tags included in the Billing Group
Graph display: Show costs per cost allocation tag
Group: Group accounts and cost allocation tags to display combined costs
Graph display: Display grouped costs as a graph
Cost Management
Reserved Instances: View purchased RIs, utilisation rate, and recommendations
Savings Plans: View purchased SPs
Other
Invoice display
Invoice details CSV download
Discount amount detail data download
API access token
Budget Alert Settings
Sub-user management
Aqua link display: Enables access to Aqua
Wave report filter: Displays the report filter feature
How to add/remove Permissions
From the left menu, click Account/Group > Wave User Management
Click ... next to the account whose settings you want to update > Wave Feature Management
Check the items you want to enable/disable and click Save
Important Notes
Feature visibility settings are synchronised between Wave — please be mindful of this when making changes. Items marked with * are only available to select customers.
Features that are only implemented in Wave (e.g. budget management, forecast features) currently cannot have their visibility restricted.
The Group feature is not available for Access Groups.
Recommended Settings by Use Case
Basic Setup — Cost Visualisation Only
Dashboard
Graph display ✓
Report filter display ✓
Reports
Report download ✓
Account > Graph display ✓
Account > Account menu display ✓
Account > Account name editing ✓
Account > Budget feature ✓
Cross Tag (if using tags) ✓
Group > Graph display ✓
Advanced analysis:
Wave report filter ✓
Displaying Costs in Invoice Details
Reports
Account > Graph display ✓
Account > Account menu display ✓
Account > Other billing details ✓
Other
Invoice display ✓
Discount detail CSV download ✓
Invoice (integrated) CSV download ✓
Cost Management Setup — For Cost Optimisation
Not recommended if using True Unblended billing.
Aqua link display ✓ (displays the link to access Aqua)
Recommended Initial Settings
Category | Feature | Setting | Notes |
Dashboard | Graph display | ✓ |
|
| Report filter display |
| Enable when requested — advanced analysis feature |
Reports | Wave costs and forecast tab |
|
|
| Report download | ✓ |
|
Account | Graph display | ✓ |
|
| Account menu display | ✓ |
|
| Budget feature |
| Not required — Budget feature v2 will be enabled |
| Other billing details | ✓ |
|
Cross Tag | Graph display |
|
|
Group | Graph display | ✓ |
|
Cost Management | Reserved Instances |
| Hide if using True Unblended |
| Savings Plans |
| Hide if using True Unblended |
Other | Invoice display | ✓ |
|
| API access token |
| Enable if needed |
| Budget notifications v2 | ✓ |
|
| Sub-user management | ✓ |
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| Aqua link |
| Hide if using True Unblended |
| Wave report filter |
| Enable when requested — advanced analysis feature |
Need More Help?
If any errors occur during the process or if you have any questions, please reach out to us:
📧 Email: ripple_cs@alphaus.cloud
💬 Live Chat: Available in the bottom-right corner of your dashboard
📖 Help Center: https://help.alphaus.cloud/
