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[Documentation] Add guidance on backfilling multiple months of data in Azure Cost Management#1607

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Summary

This PR updates the documentation to provide clearer guidance on how to backfill multiple months of cost data at once using Azure Cost Management (ACM) Managed Exports, addressing the issue where the current documentation only mentions running the config_RunBackfillJob pipeline for each month.

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  1. Enhanced the "Backfill historical data" section with three clearly labeled options:

    • Option 1: Using the existing config_RunBackfillJob pipeline
    • Option 2: Using Azure Cost Management "Export selected dates" feature for multiple months at once
    • Option 3: Using Start-FinOpsCostExport PowerShell command with either -Backfill parameter or date range parameters
  2. Updated the manual export instructions to clarify that "Export selected dates" can handle multiple months at once

  3. Expanded footnote Save deployment parameters file #3 to include all available backfill options

  4. Added PowerShell code examples for backfilling with both -Backfill parameter and specific date ranges

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The PR addresses the issue shown in this screenshot where users need to know how to use the "Export selected dates" feature to backfill multiple months:

Export selected dates UI

Fixes #1495.


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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] [Documentation] How-To Backfill Data Using Azure Cost Management (ACM) Managed Exports [Documentation] Add guidance on backfilling multiple months of data in Azure Cost Management May 19, 2025
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Looks good to me.

@MSBrett MSBrett marked this pull request as ready for review May 19, 2025 20:32
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