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Several reports are available for Cost Analysis, which show current and historical costs and usage for each Application, Billable Entity, and Cost Category. Each of these can show either an overall picture, or be filtered on multiple parameters to show a more specifically tailored view.
The following table enumerates the available reports, along with a short description. It also indicates whether an Analysis level Data Collection Job is required to produce complete and accurate data for each report.
For step-by-step instructions, see Run/Schedule a Report.
| Report Name | Description | Is Analysis level Data Collection Required? | ||
| Cost History by Application | The estimated cost, over time, of all storage currently used by each Application, obtained by summing the space used multiplied by the defined Cost Category unit cost for each logical resource associated with the Application. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes | ||
| Cost History by Billable Entity | The estimated cost, over time, of all storage currently used by each Billable Entity, obtained by summing the space used multiplied by the defined Cost Category unit cost for each logical resource associated with the Billable Entity. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes | ||
| Cost History by Cost Category | The total cost, over time, of storage owned, and used in each Cost Category. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes | ||
| Current Cost by Application | The estimated cost of all storage currently used by each Application, obtained by summing the space used multiplied by the defined Cost Category unit cost for each logical resource associated with the Application. | Yes | ||
| Current Cost by Billable Entity | The estimated cost of all storage currently used by each Billable Entity, obtained by summing the space used multiplied by the defined Cost Category unit cost for each logical resource associated with the Billable Entity. | Yes | ||
| Current Cost by Cost Category | The total cost of storage owned and used in each Cost Category. In addition, return on investment is calculated based on the Cost of Storage Used as a percentage of Cost of Storage Owned. | No | ||
| Current Usage by Application | The total amount of storage (expressed in MB/GB/TB) consumed by logical resources associated with each Application. | Yes | ||
| Current Usage by Billable Entity | The total amount of storage (expressed in MB/GB/TB) consumed by logical resources associated with each Billable Entity. | Yes | ||
| Current Usage by Cost Category | The total amount of space currently available
and used in physical resources of each Cost Category.
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No | ||
| Usage History by Application | The total amount of storage, over time, (expressed in MB/GB/TB) consumed by logical resources associated with each Application. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes | ||
| Usage History by Billable Entity | The total amount of storage, over time, (expressed in MB/GB/TB) consumed by logical resources associated with each Billable Entity. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes | ||
| Usage History by Cost Category | The total amount of space available and used, over time, in physical resources of each Cost Category. For an important consideration for this report, refer to Cost History Reports. | Yes |