Viewing Cost Category Details

Important Notes

The splitting details of shared costs are only displayed on the cost category details page. Splitting rules do not affect the data for cost analysis, budget management, and cost details.

Viewing Cost Category Details

1. Log in to Cost Center.
2. Choose Cost Allocation > Cost Categories.
3. Click the name of a cost category.
4. Specify Time Range in the upper right corner of the displayed page.

   

5. View the details about the cost category.
   1. Basic information

      

      In this area, the cost category name, creation time, and last update time are displayed.

   2. Splitting rules

      

      In this area, the splitting rules for shared costs are displayed, and you can click Edit to modify the splitting rules.

   3. Splitting details
      • Cost distribution is displayed in the ring chart on the left.
      • The table on the right shows the cost splitting details for Net Amortized Cost or Net Original Cost

        Field	Description
        Item	Category rule name
        Net Amortized Cost	Net amortized cost after the cost splitting rules have been applied
        Net Original Cost	Net original cost after the cost splitting rules have been applied
        Split Amount	Split amount of the shared cost. If the value of this field is negative, the corresponding cost is the split source.
        Amount Allocated	Amount allocated. Amount allocated = Net amortized cost or Net original cost + Split amount
        Proportion	Percentage of an allocated cost to the total cost allocated.

Modifying Splitting Rules for Historical Costs

1. Log in to Cost Center.
2. Choose Cost Allocation > Cost Categories.
3. Click the name of a cost category.
4. Specify Time Range and click Edit in the upper right corner of the displayed page.

   

   

   The splitting rules for the cost data of last three months as well as the current month can be modified.

   You can choose to only modify the category rules.

5. Modify the category rules and splitting rules and click Save.
   

   After you modify a cost category, it can take up to four hours for your cost and usage details to be categorized.

Exporting Cost Splitting Details

In the Splitting Details area on the cost category details page, click Export to export the cost splitting details.