How to create a scheduled report

In Umbrella Cost, the Schedule Report is based on Cost & Usage Explorer and Assets. We recommend reading this article to understand more about the capabilities of our Cost & Usage Explorer. See more details on how to use the Cost & Usage Explorer here and Assets here .

Create a Schedule Report from Cost & Usage Explorer

  1. Access the Cost & Usage Report.
  2. Select the Granularity (Day, Week, Month).
  3. Select the Group X by Y (for example Service by Date, or Service by Linked Account).
  1. Click the Save icon in the top right corner.
  1. In the Save Report dialog, define the following:
    • Enter the Report Name.
    • Select the Time Period.
    • Enter the Recipient's address.
    • Select the Frequency.
      Note: weekly frequency will present Monday to Monday results.
  1. Click Save.
  2. The reports can be tested. When you click 'Test' the configured recipients will receive the report.

Reports - Sharing and 'Run As' (User Management 2.0)

  • The FinOps Admin with full access to all data is creating reports to different units in the organization.
  • She then shares the reports with specific roles - Allowing the users with those roles to view the data included in the report, according to their data access permissions.
  • As this report is intended for user [email protected], she can choose to set the report to Run As "x" thus making this report relevant to him.
  • When clicking send report now in the UI, the report is generated with the logged-in user's permissions and is sent to the chosen email address.
  • Learn more Sharing and 'Run As' Options