User`s guide

A cost comparison report enables you to compare the costs for two different cost models. The report structure
is similar to the cost report with the following exceptions:
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Report summary section does not display the total cost.
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No graphs are available in the resource summary.
Generate a Cost Report
You can generate cost reports for an hierarchy and for individual entities in a hierarchy.
You must have create privilege on the report resource type and at least the read privilege on the hierarchy,
chargeback hierarchical entities, 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 the entity on which you want to generate the report and select Generate Cost
Report from the pop-up menu.
a To generate a report for multiple entities, press the Ctrl key, select each of the required entities, and
right-click.
Do not release the Ctrl key till you right-click.
b Select Generate Cost 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 model, the computing resources, and
the duration for generating the report.
Option Description
Name
Enter a meaningful name for the report. The character limit for the report
name is 255 characters.
Description
Provide an optional description of the report. The character limit for the
report description is 512 characters.
User Name
(Optional) Enter the name of the user to whom the report is addressed to.
Report Duration
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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