Viewing Multi-Dimensional Cost Breakdowns

Procedure

1. Access the Cost Analysis page.
2. Select the preconfigured Multi-Dimensional MTD Costs report.
   

   

   • The Multi-Dimensional MTD Costs report does not include forecasted costs.

3. On the Cost Analysis page, set search criteria. The cost data within the selected time range will be displayed in the specified dimension.

   

   1. Adjust the display dimensions.
      1. Click Add to define your desired dimension. You can add up to three dimensions.
      2. Click Up or Down next to each dimension to change their display order. Note that the first dimension cannot be moved up, and the last one cannot be moved down.
      3. To delete a dimension, click Remove next to it.

      The following display dimensions are available: Linked Account, Service Type, Enterprise Project, Cost Tags, Cost Categories, Region, and Billing Mode.

      

      • The default display dimensions for a master account with associated member accounts are Linked Account, Service Type, and Enterprise Project.
      • The default display dimensions for a common account are Service Type, Enterprise Project, and Region.
   2. View the cost Sankey diagram.
      1. By default, the MTD original costs are displayed. You can change the time range. This analysis report does not include forecasted costs.
      2. In the Sankey diagram, you can view your cost breakdowns and flows.
         • The branch width of each summary dimension is equal to that of the total cost. Each branch represents the cost breakdown in a particular dimension.
         • The width of each branch represents costs incurred. The wider the branch, the higher the costs.
         • The flow of each branch reflects the cost breakdown in each summary dimension.
         

         Up to 10 cost branches can be displayed for each dimension. The 11th and later branches are all displayed as Other.

   3. View cost data in the table.
      1. Click in the table to expand multi-dimensional cost data.
      2. Click Export to export the multi-dimensional cost data.
   4. Switch cost analysis views.

      Select another analysis view from the drop-down list. You can switch among Favorite Reports, Recommended Reports, and Recent Reports.

4. Click Save As in the upper right corner of the page to save the analyses as a report so that you can easily view cost analyses with the same filters.