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Ripple - Wave Display Feature Settings

How to configure which features are displayed for each Wave account in Ripple.

Written by Alphaus Support Team
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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

  1. From the left menu, click Account/Group > Wave User Management

  2. Click ... next to the account whose settings you want to update > Wave Feature Management

  3. 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

Aqua link

Hide if using True Unblended

Wave report filter

Enable when requested — advanced analysis feature


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