如何为部分用户隐藏GCP控制台Billing Widget或配置默认仪表盘？

Hey Rich, great question! Let’s break this down into two clear parts based on what you’re looking to do: hiding the Billing Widget for specific users, and setting up a global default dashboard that excludes it entirely.

The visibility of the Billing Widget in the GCP Console is directly tied to a user’s billing-related IAM permissions. Here’s how to restrict it for targeted users:

• First, confirm the users don’t have any billing roles that grant access to billing data. The main roles that trigger the Billing Widget to appear are roles/billing.viewer, roles/billing.user, and roles/billing.admin.
• Step-by-step to adjust permissions:
  1. Open the GCP Console’s IAM page (navigate to IAM & Admin > IAM via the search bar or sidebar).
  2. Locate the user’s account in the list, then click the pencil icon next to their name to edit their roles.
  3. Remove any billing-related roles from their permissions list (only do this if they don’t need access to billing information at all).
  4. Save the changes. Once the user refreshes their Console dashboard, the Billing Widget will no longer be visible.
• For granular control: If the user needs access to specific billing resources but not the global Billing Widget, use Billing Account IAM instead of project-level IAM. This lets you restrict their access to only certain billing accounts or resources, which will prevent the global Billing Widget from loading.

You can set a custom dashboard as the default for your organization or project, so new users (or those who reset their dashboards) see it without the Billing Widget:

• First, you’ll need Organization Admin or Project Owner permissions to modify the default dashboard.
• Customize a dashboard without the Billing Widget:
  1. Open the GCP Console’s main dashboard page.
  2. Click the Customize button in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
  3. In the component panel that appears, find the Billing Widget and click the trash icon to remove it.
  4. Adjust other components (like VM instances, storage usage, etc.) to your preferred layout, then click Save to name and store this custom dashboard.
• Set it as the global default:
  1. After saving, click the dashboard name dropdown in the top-left corner of the dashboard page.
  2. Select Set as default from the menu.
  3. For organization-wide defaults: Navigate to IAM & Admin > Settings > Organization Settings, find the Default Dashboard option, and select your newly created dashboard from the list.
• Important note: This default only applies to users who haven’t customized their own personal dashboard. If existing users already have a custom setup, they’ll need to reset their dashboard (via the dropdown menu > Reset to default) to see the new global layout.

A quick heads-up: There’s no standalone toggle to hide the Billing Widget without adjusting permissions or dashboard defaults—GCP ties the widget’s visibility directly to billing access rights. So combining permission restrictions for specific users with a global default dashboard should cover both of your needs.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Rich Murnane