As part of analyzing cost, New Analysis is the page you use to fill in the details for your cost analysis scenario. You can select a metric, an object type, and the time range for which you want to analyze cost. Cost analysis are rendered using lists or bar graphs.

Where You Can Create or Edit Cost Analysis

In the left menu, click Plan > Cost. The Cost page opens on the right. Click Cost Analysis from the right side. From the Cost Analysis page, based on what you want to analyze, click the Analyse button from the Cost, Price, or VMware Bills tile.

Table 1. New or Edit Analysis Options
Option Description
Analysis Name Provide a name for your cost, price, or VMware bill analysis.
Metrics Based on the type of analysis you select, such as Cost, Price, or VMware Bills analysis, the metric options change. You select the analysis on the Cost Analysis > New Analysis tab

Cost Analysis

Select a metric from the list based on which you can analyze and compare costs. Here is the list:
  • Total Cost
  • Realized Saving
  • Potential Saving
  • MTD Cost
  • Monthly Projected Total Cost

For metric name to metric key mapping for each adapter type, see Cost Analysis - Metrics and Metric Keys.

Price Analysis

Select the Total Price metric based on which you can analyze and compare prices. The Total Price metric is based on the pricing policy defined by the user.

For metric name to metric key mapping for each adapter type, see Cost Analysis - Metrics and Metric Keys.
VMware Cloud Bills Analysis

Select a metric from the list based on which you can analyze and compare expenses. Here is the list:

  • Total Component Expense
  • Outstanding Expense
  • Monthly Commit Expense
  • Monthly OnDemand Expense
  • Monthly Total Expense

For metric name to metric key mapping for each adapter type, see Cost Analysis - Metrics and Metric Keys.
Object/Group Type Select an object or group type for which you want to calculate cost. Object types are filtered and displayed based on your metric selection. The objects for which the metric is applicable are displayed. For example, you can find out the Total Cost of a VM by selecting the Total Cost as a metric and VM as an object type.

You can also select a Group from the Container drop-down option.
Time Range Select the time range for which you want to analyze and calculate costs. The time range displayed depends on the metric and object type you select.
Analysis Scope If you selected an object from vCenter in the Object/Group Type field:
  • Select or enter the specific object type to narrow down your scope of analysis. You can also click the Select option to select a specific object type based on which the analysis is created.
If you selected a group from Container in the Object/Group Type field:
  • This field is not activated. When you run the analysis, you will see a list of custom groups with the selected type. For example, Department, Function, Location, etc.
Run Click to run the analysis. You see two kinds of results, a list or a bar chart. For more information, see the Results: List or Compare section below this table.
Save Click to save the analysis. You can view saved the analysis from the Saved Analysis tab. For more information, see Saved Analyses.

Results: List or Compare

Lists

The list results are displayed when you Run the Analysis. The list allows you to view the top and bottom 5, 10, and 20 results of your analysis. You can see a list or a bar graph of the selected object type defined in your analysis and the associated metrics for each object type. For example, if you selected Total Cost as a metric and VM as an object type, your list will display the all the VMs and their associated Total Cost.

Compare

You can also compare costs, prices, or expenses by selecting specific objects from your defined analysis. Click Select Objects to select specific objects for comparison. You can see a list or a bar graph of the selected object from your defined analysis and the associated metrics for each object.