Hello,
Most likely your experience is related to the fact that the account you logged in with has been signed up for Express Mode. Once a user is in express mode they do not have access to the full console. You can tell if you are in express mode because there is an “express mode” chip in the platform bar at the top of the screen next to the Google Cloud logo.
The way to upgrade the account to the full access is by following the steps below that are necessary to graduated out of express mode. To do this, follow the instructions below:
1) Open https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/studio/overview and then click the “Upgrade account” button:
2) In the opened screen enable billing by attaching a payment profile then clicking “Enable billing”.
| As long as you do not use any services you will not be charged and once you have graduated you can go into billing and remove the billing account from the project. |
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3) You will see the following screen for about two minutes and then your account will be converted to an upgraded express mode account. Click “Close” once the screen changes.
4) Do the following to graduate. Open https://console.cloud.google.com/api-sandbox/billing/details and Click the “Learn more and get started” button under the “Access all Google Cloud” heading on the right hand side of the screen.
5) Click “Continue” after you see the dialog (see below).
6) After the process of graduating is complete you will see the following dialog. Click “Continue” so the page is refreshed and you get access to the full functionality of the console. Note that you are supposed to get a trial billing account with credits that you can use to pay for services.
