The first year on a Dynatrace Platform Subscription (DPS) is when you set the habits that determine whether you spend confidently or reactively. This page is a recommended sequence for new customers — what to do, when, and which document to read for each step.
If you are not yet familiar with the DPS model, start with How pricing works and come back here.
Days 1–30: get oriented
Your first month is about visibility. You don't need to optimize anything yet — you need to see what's happening.
Validate your rate card. Compare what's in Capability billing details to your contract. Confirm every capability you bought is metered as you expect.
Confirm permissions. Make sure the people who need to see costs have either View account or View and manage account and billing information. See Account Management permissions.
Open Account Management. Walk through the Subscription overview, Cost & usage breakdown, and Billing report. The full tour is in Where to view your costs.
Days 30–60: attribute spend
Once you can see total consumption, the next step is attribution — knowing which team or product is driving each dollar.
Plan a cost allocation model. Pick by team, by product, or both. Start simple. Read Set up Cost Allocation.
Apply tags. Roll out dt.cost.costcenter (and optionally dt.cost.product) via OneAgent, Kubernetes, or telemetry enrichment.