List of Shared cost allocation policy fields

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Fields on the Shared cost allocation policy creation form help you create a shared cost allocation policy.

    Table 1. Shared cost allocation policy creation form
    Field Description
    Select shared cost policy to edit The shared cost policy that you want to edit.
    Active The option to apply the policy. Selecting the Active check box enables shared cost allocation whenever billing data is updated.
    Name A unique name that describes the policy for other users.
    Description A brief description of the policy.
    Run order The order in which to apply policies. Each policy must have a unique value. The system applies policies in low-to-high run order and performs the actions for the first policy that matches. After a match, no other policy is applied to the resource.
    Start month The start month from when the monthly spend records are processed. This field is automatically set to the current month.
    Note:
    The Start month must be before the End month.
    End month The month till when the monthly spend records are processed.
    Note:
    The End month must be after the Start month.
    Start year The start year from when the monthly spend records are processed. This field is automatically set to the current year.
    Note:
    The Start year must be before the End year.
    End year The year till when the monthly spend records are processed.
    Note:
    The End year must be after the Start year.
    Provider The cloud provider to apply the policy to.
    Note:
    You can’t change the provider while editing an existing policy.
    Service category List of all service categories that the policy applies to.
    Service accounts The service accounts to apply the policy to.

    For Google Cloud only, this field is called Projects.
    Cloud service Cloud service that the policy applies to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select cloud service The cloud service that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Cloud Service.
    Resource type Resource type of the Kubernetes service category.
    • Cloud resource
    • Kubernetes cluster

    This field appears only when Kubernetes Service is selected from Service category.
    Region Region of the resource that the policy applies to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select region The region of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Region.
    Purchase option Purchasing options for your cloud resources.
    • On demand
    • Reserved
    • Savings plans
    • Tax
    • Unknown
    Select the tag
    Business unit Business unit of the resource to which the policy applies to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select business unit The business unit of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Business unit.
    Department The department of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select department The department of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Department.
    Division The department division of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select division The department division of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Division.
    Cost center Cost center of the resource that the policy is applied to.
    • All
    • Specific
    Select cost center The cost center of the resource that the policy you want to apply to.

    This field appears only when Specific is selected from Cost center.
    Allocation type Allocation type to be used while defining the shared cost allocation policy.
    • Fixed: The allocation percentage is specified in the Cost distribution section for each group.  For example, if the cost of a cloud service is shared with two other groups, specify the allocation percentage for each group. 
    • Even: The allocation is split across the allocation groups evenly.  For example,if the cost of a cloud service is shared with two other groups, the allocation percentage is automatically populated evenly among these groups. 
    • Proportional: Policy for cloud services and service categories, or both, is defined.  The combination of these attributes is considered for shared cost allocation.  For example,​ if a policy is defined for the following combination, then all costs associated with this combination would be considered for shared cost. ​
      • Service category: Database and Cloud service: Amazon DocumentDB 
      • Service category: Database and Cloud service: Empty

        Here, all Database category cloud services are considered as shared cost.​

      The allocation percentage is automatically populated based on the direct cost of the resources.

    Note:
    • The sum of allocation percentages across the groups must be 100%​.
    • The allocation percentage can’t be negative.
    • The combination of groups must be unique.​
    Cost distribution Add Business unit, Division, Department, Cost center, and Allocation percentage to distribute the resource costs among various business lines by selecting Add.
    Namespace Distribution For Kubernetes, add Namespace and Allocation percentage to distribute the resource costs among various business lines by selecting Add.

    This field appears only when Kubernetes Service is selected from Service category and Kubernetes cluster is selected from Resource type.

    Note:
    The allocation type that you can define can be only Fixed and Even.
    Allocation percentage Percentage of the shared cost allocation for each cloud resource.