Resource details

Introduction

Resource details is a document type offered by Azure Documenter that only provides resource information grouped by its resource-type, ignoring all other data such as billing information and so on.

Document structure

The Resource details type of Azure document contains the following information:

• It contains all the important information about Azure resources. The data includes the properties of the individual Azure resources as well as its pricing information along with app regristrations details at the tenant level.

Generate a Document

1. Click New configuration in the Azure Documenter homepage
2. Enter a name to the document configuration and click Next
3. Choose the required subscriptions and click Next
4. Select Resource details as the document type and click Next
5. Filters can be defined to narrow down the document content
6. Click Next
7. Choose the publish settings and click Next
8. Configure notification channels
9. Click on Preview document to gain insight on the chosen document type, offering a preview of its content and structure which aids in selecting the most suitable document for use.
10. Click on Generate to generate the document.

The document for resource information can also be generated with the help of Generate document option available in any of the existing document configurations.

Once the generation is completed, the URL will be generated. The user will also be able to download the generated document via Download hyperlink.

Resource network diagram

The Resource details document includes a built-in network diagram that helps visualize how different components are connected to a specific Azure resource. This provides a clear view of relationships, dependencies, and overall architecture.

Network diagrams are supported for the following resource types:

• API Management Service
• App Service Plan
• Azure Cosmos DB
• Azure Function App
• Data Factory
• Kubernetes Service
• SQL Servers
• Service Bus Namespace
• Storage Account
• Traffic Manager Profile
• Virtual Networks
• Virtual Machines
• Web App

To include network diagrams for these resource types, the following steps are required:

1. Open and edit an existing document configuration.
2. Navigate to the Diagrams section and select the resource types to include.

3. Optionally, customize the diagram for each resource type by removing or adjusting specific resource connections.

The image below illustrates the resource network diagram of Virtual machines:

4. Click Update to apply the changes in the document configuration.

Once configured, any Resource details document generated using this configuration will automatically include network diagrams for the selected resource types, offering a more intuitive and structured view of the environment.