Question 340
For the enterprise requirement "An enterprise wants line-item chargeback for data transfer and service usage across hundreds of accounts", the team implemented this change: Export AWS Cost and Usage Reports to S3 and query them with Athena or a billing data analysis workflow. Which evidence confirms the intended behavior under test?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This measures the behavior required by the specific solution, rather than simply checking that it was configured. The Cost and Usage Report provides detailed billing facts for accountable cost analysis. The acceptance condition is linked directly to the scenario: An enterprise wants line-item chargeback for data transfer and service usage across hundreds of accounts.
Incorrect Answers
Revoking a staff member's assignment removes their delegated access without per-account user deletion. However, this does not establish the required outcome: finance can reconcile detailed usage line items to accounts and cost categories.
Tested resized instances meet p95 latency goals while recommended savings are observed. However, this does not establish the required outcome: finance can reconcile detailed usage line items to accounts and cost categories.
Eligible compute charges reflect the planned commitment discount and remaining coverage is visible. However, this does not establish the required outcome: finance can reconcile detailed usage line items to accounts and cost categories.