Introduction

In this user guide, you will learn how to navigate through the interface and understand the Dimension Anomaly Summary dashboard to analyze cost anomalies effectively.

View Dimension Anomaly Summary Dashboard

Perform the following steps to view the details in the Dimension Anomaly Summary dashboard:

1. Select "FinOps" Module

In the CoreStack application, on the left navigation menu, click FinOps.

2. Navigate to "Cost Anomaly"

Click to expand Cost Anomaly.

3. Click "Dimension Anomaly Summary"

Click to select Dimension Anomaly Summary sub-menu to view the summarized anomaly data by dimension.

4. View "Dimension Anomaly Summary" Dashboard

The Dimension Anomaly Summary page shows the following:

• Global filters and custom filters
• Summary of dimension anomalies
• Cost Trend By Dimension Group widget
• Cost Impact By Dimension Group widget

5. View Global Filters

The global filters are displayed on the top of the screen. The available global filters are -- Time, Granularity, Currency, and Metrics.

6. Select Another Value for Filter

You cannot add or remove a global filter, but can change its value. For example, in the Granularity filter, change the value to "Month" from "Day".

7. Change Value for "Time Range" Filter

In the Time Range filter, select another option and click Ok. The details in the widget will be displayed accordingly.

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Note: While creating dimension, priority will be given for the date range that is selected.

8. Add Custom Filter

To add a custom filter, click ADD+.

9. Select Account Filter

In this case, select the Account to filter anomalies by account.

10. Select Values for Account Filter

To add values for the Account filter, click the drop-down list, select applicable values, and click Ok.

11. Dimension Filter

The Filter section shows the Dimension filter that is a pre-defined filter in the Dimension Anomaly Summary Dashboard. Users can select values for it as per which the details will be displayed in the widgets.

12. Select Value(s) for "Dimension" and "Name"

The Dimension and Name filters are related to each other, hence they are grouped. Based on the value selected in the Dimension filter, related values will be displayed in the "Name of" filter and users can select all applicable options and click Ok.

13. View Cost Summary Details

Users can view the summary of cost in these widgets -- Total Cost Impact, Total Cost Spend, Total Anomalies, and Dimension Group With Most Anomalies.

14. Open Drilldown Details

In the Total Cost Spend widget, click on the arrow or cost amount to open the drilldown screen.

15. View Drilldown Details

The Total Cost Spend Drilldown screen appears and shows the drilldown details.

16. View "Cost Trend By Dimension Group" Widget

View the Cost Trend By Dimension Group widget. This widget shows the cost trend as per dimension group.

17. View "Cost Impact By Dimension Group" Widget

View the Cost Impact By Dimension Group widget that shows the cost impact as per dimension group.

Additional Actions on Widgets

Perform the following steps to take additional actions on widgets:

1. Maximize the Widget View

Click this expand icon to maximize the widget view and you can click back this icon to see the normal view.

2. Export Config

Click the ellipses on the widget and select the option Export Config to download the widget details.

3. Swap Axis

Click the ellipses on the widget and select the option Swap Axis to interchange the display of details in horizontal and vertical axis.

4. Subscribe

Click the ellipses on the widget and select the option Subscribe to make updates to the subscription details.

5. Make Updates to Subscription

Make updates to the subscription details as per which emails will be sent to recipients.

6. Limit Data

Click the ellipses on the widget and select the option Limit Data as per which selective details will be displayed on the widget. The available options are -- All Data, Top 5, Top 5 Plus Others, Top 10, Top 10 Plus Others, Bottom 5, and Bottom 5 Plus Other.

7. Download as PNG or CSV

To download widget details, click the ellipses on the widget and select the relevant option from -- Download as CSV and Download as PNG.

8. View As

Click the ellipses on the widget and select the option View As to change the widget type. After this, select one option from the available options -- in this case, select either Datatable or Line. The widget type will change as per the selected option and will display details.

9. Click a Data-Point to View Dimension Anomaly Summary

In the Cost Trend By Dimension Group widget, hover the mouse pointer over a data-point to see information about it and then you can click on that data-point to view the Dimension Anomaly Summary of that point.

10. View "Dimension Anomaly Details"

The Dimension Anomaly Details tab displays the anomaly details for the selected data-point. Users can view the dimension anomaly summary details in the top cards -- Total Cost Impact, Total Cost Spend, and Total Anomalies. The detailed information about the dimension anomaly is shown in these columns -- Anomaly Date, Processed On, Status, Dimension Group, Dimension, Cloud Account, Resource Category, Cloud Provider, Cloud Spend, Expected Cost, Cost Impact, Cost Impact %, and Action.