How to configure Cost Groups?

Cost Groups within CloudMonitor provide a structured approach to organizing Azure resources according to specific business units or functional areas. By grouping resources together, users gain enhanced visibility into cost distribution and can more effectively monitor spending patterns across different segments of their organization. Cost Groups streamline cost management by offering a clear delineation of resource usage, facilitating targeted optimization efforts and informed decision-making. Below diagram explain the architecture of cost groups,

Architecture diagram showing how Cost Groups organize subscriptions and resource groups by business unit

Below diagram illustrates the authorization levels which can be configured for the cost groups in CloudMonitor,

Diagram of Cost Group authorization levels and the roles that can be assigned to members

Below is step by step guide to configure Cost Groups in your CloudMonitor instance,

Step 1

Navigate to you Admin APP and Click “Cost Groups”

Navigate to you Admin APP and Click "Cost Groups"

Step 2

Click “Add Cost Group”

Click "Add Cost Group"

Step 3

Enter Cost Group name, Description and Purpose.

Enter Cost Group name, Description and Purpose

Step 4

CloudMonitor consists of Dynamic Tag Allocation for Cost Groups. If you wish to use that you can select “Yes” in the below dropdown.

If you don’t want to use that feature, select “No” and click “Save”.

If you don't want to use that feature, select "No" and click "Save"

Step 5

Add the tags which need to be allocated to the Cost Group, then click on the Save button.

Add the tags which need to be allocated to the Cost Group, then click on the Save button

Step 6

Cost group confirmation screen after saving tag selection

Step 7

If you selected “No” to “Is This Dynamic Cost Group Based On Resource Group Tags” dropdown, you can click “Subscriptions” and then click “Add Subscription” button to add the Subscription manually to the cost group.

If you selected "No" to "Is This Dynamic Cost Group Based On Resource Group Tags" dropdown, you can click "Subscriptions" and then click…

Step 8

Then you can select the subscriptions which need to be added to this cost group and select “Confirm”.

Then you can select the subscriptions which need to be added to this cost group and select "Confirm"

Step 9

Same procedure can be used to add Resource Groups to the Cost Group by clicking “Add Resource Group” button.

Same procedure can be used to add Resource Groups to the Cost Group by clicking "Add Resource Group" button

Step 10

Click “Members”

Click "Members"

Step 11

Members of the Cost Group can be added by clicking on “Members” tab and Click “Add Members” button

Members of the Cost Group can be added by clicking on "Members" tab and Click "Add Members" button

Step 12

Members and their respective roles can be selected from the window.

Members and their respective roles can be selected from the window

Step 13

Any configuration of the cost group can be edited by clicking this button.

Any configuration of the cost group can be edited by clicking this button