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In the Details tab, select the usage-related details and other information to be displayed in the report.
Option
Show these details in report
Show these columns in the usage
details table
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Click Generate Report.
The generated report is displayed on the right pane.
Generate Cost Comparison Report
You can compare the costs calculated by two different cost models on the same entity or hierarchy by generating
a cost comparison report.
You must have create privilege on the report resource type and at least the read privilege on the hierarchy,
chargeback hierarchical entity, and cost models to perform this task.
Procedure
1
In the Reports tab, click Create Reports.
2
Select the required chargeback hierarchy from the drop-down menu on the left pane of the page.
The collapsed view of the chargeback hierarchy is displayed. You can expand the hierarchy by clicking
the plus sign (+) to the left of the hierarchy name. The first level entities of the hierarchy is displayed.
To further expand, click the plus sign to the left of the entities that have sub-entities.
3
Right-click the hierarchy or entity on which you want to generate the report and select Generate
Comparison Report from the pop-up menu.
The Create Report screen is displayed.
4
Provide a name and description for the report and specify the cost models, the computing resources, and
the duration for generating the report.
Option
Name
Description
User Name
Report Duration
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Description
Select this option if you want to include information about the selected cost
model or the entity attributes, or some information messages in the Usage
Details section of the report. The selected information is displayed in the
report for the selected entity and all the entities that are under it in the
chargeback hierarchy.
Select this option to include the usage statistics in the report. You must also
select the types of information that should be displayed in the usage table in
the report.
Description
Enter a meaningful name for the report. The character limit for the report
name is 255 characters.
Provide an optional description of the report. The character limit for the
report description is 512 characters.
(Optional) Enter the name of the user to whom the report is addressed to.
Select the Generate this report now option (default) and specify the effective
time period for generating the report by providing the start date and end
date for the reporting duration. This reporting duration is the time period
for which the usage stats of computing resources will be retrieved and used
for calculating the costs. The entity-specific cost configuration details
applicable during this time period will also be used. Ensure that the dates
are entered in the mm/dd/yyyy format.
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