--- sourceDocument: Australia Asset Management sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Asset Management ft:clusterId : - itam bundleId : - itam workflow : - Technology --- # Spend analytics # Spend analytics {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated March 12, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read Summarize ![AI sparkle icon](https://servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ai-sparkle-icon) Summarized using AI This content was generated using new OpenAI-powered functionality. Results are provided on an as is basis and are not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. ## Summary of Spend analytics The Spend analytics page in ServiceNow's Cloud Cost Management Workspace provides detailed visibility into your cloud spending across various report types, including cloud spend, Kubernetes spend, and shared cost. It enables you to analyze, filter, and group your spend data effectively to optimize cloud costs. Show full answer Show less Access the Spend analytics page by navigating to **Workspaces \> Cloud Cost Management Workspace \> Spend \> Spend analytics**. Note: Users with the Insights owner (insightsowner) role only see data and accounts assigned to them. ## Key Features * **Spend report types:** Choose from Cloud spend, Kubernetes spend, or Shared cost reports. * **Saved views:** Create, save, and reload preferred filter configurations including cost type, time range, and group-by selections for quick access. * **Roles and permissions:** * Spend admin and Spend owner roles can create, update, share, favorite, and delete views, and modify system properties related to favorite views. * Spend user role can manage their own views and read system properties but cannot modify them. * **Interactive navigation:** Selecting any bar in the spend report navigates to a detailed list view of the corresponding report. * **Favorite views:** Mark and manage favorite spend views for quick access and set a default spend report view. * **View management actions:** Rename, delete, save with visibility options (Public, Me, Group), and duplicate views using "Save as". ## Filters and Grouping Filters allow precise analysis by modifying how spend data is displayed and grouped. Filters applied on the Spend analytics page also affect the corresponding list view. * **Group by options:** Provider, Purchase option, Region, Service account, Service category, Cloud service, Resource group, Tag category. * **Cost type:** * **Actual cost:** Direct cloud service charges per billing period. * **Amortized cost:** Cost spread over the billing period including upfront and monthly reservation fees. * **Time range:** Filter spend data by current month or predefined ranges such as 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. * **Additional filters:** Narrow down data by Provider, Master Service Account, Service account, Region, Service category, Cloud service, Purchase option, Resource group, and Tag category. ## Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers * Gain comprehensive insights into cloud cost drivers and usage patterns. * Customize spend reports with saved views to streamline cost monitoring workflows. * Control access to spend views with role-based permissions and sharing options. * Use grouping and filtering to identify cost-saving opportunities by provider, service, or region. * Quickly navigate from summary spend data to detailed transactional reports for deeper analysis. The Spend analytics page gives you visibility of your cloud spending data across multiple report types, including cloud spend, Kubernetes spend, and shared cost. Use saved views to store and reload your preferred filter configurations, including cost type, time range, and group-by selections. Important: If you have the Insights owner (insights_owner) role, only the accounts that are assigned to you appear in the filters and data. Selecting any bar on the spend report navigates you to the list view of the corresponding report. The following roles can perform actions on spend views: * Spend admin (spend_admin) and Spend owner (spend_owner): can create, update, share, favorite, and delete views. These roles can also modify the system property sn_cld_spend_core.favourite_views_limit. * Spend user (spend_user): can create, update, favorite, and delete their own views. This role can read but not modify the system property sn_cld_spend_core.favourite_views_limit. {#spend-anaytics__ul_t4h_mrv_zjc}Access the Spend analytics page by navigating to WorkspacesCloud Cost Management WorkspaceSpendSpend analytics. Figure 1. Spend analytics page on Cloud Cost Management Workspace Perform the following actions on the Spend analytics page.{#spend-anaytics__table_i5b_qsv_zjc__entry__2} | Button or icon | Action | |-|-| | Star (outline) | Marks a spend view as a favorite. The star (outline) icon ![]() appears next to each saved view on the Spend Analytics page. | | Star (solid) | Indicates that the current view is marked as a favorite. Select the Star (solid) icon ![]() again to remove it from your favorites list. | | Spend report type | Displays the available spend report types: * Cloud spend * Kubernetes spend * Shared cost {#spend-anaytics__ul_p5s_vsv_zjc} | | Favorite views | Shows the list of views that are marked as favorite by selecting the star icon. The list shows the view names based on the report type selected from the spend report type drop-down list. If cloud spend is selected only for Cloud spend, the favorites will show up in the list. | | Set as default | Sets a spend report as your default view on the Spend analytics page. | | Rename | Renames the spend report. | | Delete | Deletes the spend report. | | Save | Saves a spend report with a preferred view name and lets you choose who can view the report. Available values are: * Public: The view is visible to all users. * Me: The view is visible only to you. This is the default selection. * Group: The view is visible to members of the groups you select in the Groups field. {#spend-anaytics__ul_lyx_ptv_zjc} | | Save as | Creates a new spend view based on the selected filters. Use this action to duplicate and rename an existing view without overwriting it. | [ ] {#spend-anaytics__table_i5b_qsv_zjc} Apply any of the following filters to a spend report to view precise results. The filters that you apply on the Spend analytics page also get applied to the list view of the report.{#spend-anaytics__table_cmv_bzv_zjc__entry__2} | Filter | Description | |-|-| | Group by | Groups the spend report by the following available options: * Provider * Purchase option * Region * Service account * Service category * Cloud service * Resource group * Tag category {#spend-anaytics__ul_bv2_2np_xjc} | | Cost type | * Actual cost: Each billing period, your organization pays for direct cloud services. * Amortized cost: Your organization pays the effective cost of the upfront and monthly reservation fees spread across the billing period. The amortized cost type is described in detail on the provider site. {#spend-anaytics__ul_cv2_2np_xjc} | | Time range | Sorts your spend results by the current month or a time range such as 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. | | Additional filters | Narrows down spend data using the following specific scopes: * Provider * Master Service Account * Service account * Region * Service category * Cloud service * Purchase option * Resource group * Tag category Note: For more information about tag categories and the list of default tag categories, see [Cost usage tags](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/4Lx20no6UhIhju43XqYXnA "Cost usage tags in the Cloud Cost Management application are the tag key-value pairs that cloud providers attach to billing line items when resources are deployed.") and [List of default tag categories](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/N7OTXeh8oPkSn6OYd_1IAQ "View the list of default tag categories on the Tag categories page. A tag category helps you to enable multiple tag names for representing costs against a single business entity."). * Tag values * Tag categories selected {#spend-anaytics__ul_swh_ccs_dkc} | [Table 1. Filters on spend report] {#spend-anaytics__table_cmv_bzv_zjc} **Related concepts** * [Cloud service categories in Cloud Cost Management](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/lUfByiRhZsLPAmE0F0ZN2Q "Provider services are grouped into service categories in Cloud Cost Management. This grouping enables you to use filters to focus your analysis on particular types of service.") **Related tasks** * [Create and update a tag category](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/uLxzrsg8BablGqL8bh5J2g "Create a tag category to enable multiple tag names for representing costs against a single business entity. For example, multiple users might independently have created the tag names \"App\", \"AppService\", and \"appl\" to indicate applications. With a tag category of \"Application\", any costs for items tagged App, AppService, or appl are correctly assigned as costs against an application.") * [Create or update a shared cost allocation policy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/N8q1OYGCgr23CVLn_Q3ZHA "Create a shared cost allocation policy with  different allocation types to split the cost of shared cloud resources among various business lines.") **Related reference** * [Cost usage tags](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/4Lx20no6UhIhju43XqYXnA "Cost usage tags in the Cloud Cost Management application are the tag key-value pairs that cloud providers attach to billing line items when resources are deployed.") *[\>]: and then