Managing analysis views

Overview

Analysis views are saved, filterable snapshots of cost data scoped to specific subscriptions. Each view retains its filter configuration, so you can quickly revisit it, set it as the default view, create a copy, or use it to create a monitor, comparison, task, or scheduled export without redefining the filters.

Business value

Analysis views let you define a filtered cost perspective once and reuse it across monitors, comparisons, tasks, and scheduled exports without rebuilding filters each time. Teams that track recurring cost patterns across subscriptions can pin views as defaults, automate data delivery on a schedule, and escalate spend anomalies directly from the same view, keeping cost governance consistent and reducing the overhead of manual, repetitive analysis.

Prerequisites

A Cost management group with imported cost data must exist before you can add or manage Analysis views.

Permissions

Access to analysis views is controlled by the Analysis feature permission in Cost Analyzer. Permissions are assigned per role under User management.

How it works

• Each analysis view displays subscription costs filtered to the criteria you apply.
• Views can be saved, pinned as defaults, cloned, or deleted independently.
• A view can be promoted into a custom monitor, inheriting its filters as monitoring rules.
• Views also serve as the basis for cost comparisons, inline tasks, and scheduled exports.

Cost comparison

Azure subscription costs for two different time ranges can be compared by selecting Compare from the Actions menu within an analysis view.

Customize the filters and time ranges to view cost comparison for the selected subscriptions.

The Table chart offers two capabilities unavailable in other chart types:

• It shows the cost difference between two time ranges for individual subscriptions.
• Time ranges can be swapped: a capability exclusive to the Table chart.

Collections

Collections let you group Analysis views into named containers, so you can organize views by team, project, or use case instead of managing every saved view in a single flat list. One collection can be marked as Default, so it opens automatically when you enter the Analysis section.

When a Cost management group is created, three collections are provisioned automatically with no setup required:

• [Cost group name]: the default collection, pre-populated with two views covering last month's actual cost across the group's subscriptions. This is the collection that opens by default.
• AI charts: five views focused on Azure AI Foundry spend, covering Foundry models and Foundry tool services across common grouping dimensions.
• Resource Inventory: six pinned table views showing last month's actual cost grouped by subscription, resource group, service name, resource type, resource, and meter. Use them as-is for an instant cost breakdown, or as a starting point for deeper analysis.

You can create additional collections and save new views into whichever collection is active at the time.

Switch between collections

Switching collections changes which set of saved views appears as tabs in the Analysis section.

1. Click the collection selector at the top of the Analysis section.
2. Select a collection from the Switch collection list.

Create a collection

Creating a collection gives you a new, empty container for a fresh set of views.

1. Click the collection selector at the top of the Analysis section.
2. Click + New collection.
3. Enter a name for the collection.
4. Click the check mark to confirm, or the X to cancel.

Manage collections

Managing collections lets you rename or clone a collection, and review the views inside each one, from a single screen. To open it, click the collection selector, then click Manage.

• Click the Context menu ( ⋮ ) next to a collection to Rename or Clone it.
• Click Open collection to switch to that collection's tabs.

Each listed view within Manage collections also has its own Context menu ( ⋮ ), offering Rename, Clone, Pin / Unpin from tab strip, and Delete: the same actions available from the view's tab in the Analysis section.

Steps

Use the following steps to add, save, clone, and delete analysis views within a Cost management group. Open the Analysis section of the relevant group to get started.

Add an analysis view

Adding a view opens a new filterable cost perspective scoped to the subscriptions and filters you choose.

1. Click the + icon in the Analysis section of a Cost management group to add a new view to the currently active collection.

Save an analysis view

Saving a view stores its filter configuration so you can reuse it across monitors, comparisons, tasks, and scheduled exports without rebuilding filters each time.

1. Click Save in any view to save it for future use.
2. Enter a name for the view and a description, if required.
3. Select Pin to tabs to make this one of the default views in the Analysis section.
4. Click Save.

Saved views are accessible from Manage collections, which lets you update, pin or unpin, open, and delete views within their collection.

Views are always saved into whichever collection is active at the time. Switch collections first if the view belongs elsewhere. See Collections.

Clone an analysis view

Cloning creates a copy of an existing view, preserving its filters as a starting point for a new perspective.

1. Click Actions dropdown > Clone in an analysis view to clone it.

(or)

1. Click the Clone icon in a Saved view.
2. Enter a name for the cloned view.
3. Select Pin to tabs if the view should display by default.
4. Click Clone.

Delete saved analysis views

Deleting a saved view permanently removes it from the Analysis section and from its collection.

1. Click the collection selector, then click Manage.
2. Select the collection containing the view.
3. Click the Context menu ( ⋮ ) next to the view and select Delete.
4. Click Delete in the confirmation box.

Custom monitors from analysis views

• Custom monitors can be created directly from an analysis view by selecting Monitor from the Actions menu dropdown.
• The monitor inherits the filters applied to the analysis view as its monitoring rules.
• Filter changes on the view are automatically synchronized with the associated monitor.

Views associated with a custom monitor are indicated by an alarm icon.

Task creation from analysis views

Turbo360's Task planner, available through the profile drop-down menu, streamlines task scheduling, team assignments, and centralized oversight across the platform. Cost Analyzer's built-in Task management lets you create and manage tasks directly within the module: no need to monitor spend and review optimizations elsewhere.

1. Navigate to the Analysis section of a cost management group.
2. Click the Context menu ( ⋮ ) and select Tasks.
3. Click Add Task to create a new task.
4. Enter the necessary details to complete the task assignment.
5. Edit or delete tasks using the respective buttons within the module.
6. Use the navigation link to access the global Task planner section. Updates made there reflect automatically on the Cost Analyzer task board.

Scheduled export

• The Export feature in Analysis lets you export cost data and insights from the analysis view.
• Recurring exports can be scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly to deliver data automatically to configured notification channels.
• Exported data is available in Excel (.xlsx) format and includes all cost data shown in the analysis view.

Setting up scheduled exports

Scheduling an export automates recurring delivery of cost data from the current analysis view to your configured notification channels.

1. Navigate to the Analysis section within the required cost management group.
2. Configure the analysis view to match the recurring cost tracking requirement, then save it.
3. Select Actions > Export to configure the export schedule.
4. Specify the export frequency.
5. Configure the required notification services.
6. Enable Download the exported data from notifications (open link) to access the export directly from the alert.
7. Click Save to apply the settings.

Use the History tab to access and download past exports.

Limitations

• The Table chart's Compare option is available only when Granularity is set to None.
• Within a monitor created from a view, you can only view the subscription and filters already configured in the monitoring rule: adding subscriptions or modifying filters there isn't supported.

Troubleshooting

1. Analysis views are not visible in the Cost management group
   Cause: The user's role does not have the Analysis permission enabled.
   Fix: Ask a Cost Analyzer admin to assign a role with the Analysis permission enabled under User management.

2. Save option is not available on a view
   Cause: The user has Read access on the Analysis permission but not Manage.
   Fix: Ask a Cost Analyzer admin to grant the Manage permission for Analysis on the user's role.

3. Cloned view appears in the wrong collection
   Cause: The active collection at the time of cloning was not the intended destination.
   Fix: Use Manage collections to move the view, or switch to the target collection before cloning.

4. Scheduled export is not being received
   Cause: Notification services were not configured, or the export frequency has not yet elapsed since saving.
   Fix: Open the export settings via Actions > Export, confirm at least one notification service is configured, and verify the frequency setting matches the expected delivery cadence.

5. Compare option is greyed out in the Table chart
   Cause: Granularity is not set to None.
   Fix: Change the Granularity setting to None to enable the Compare option in the Table chart.

FAQs

1. Can I move a saved view from one collection to another?
   Yes. Open Manage collections from the collection selector, locate the view in its current collection, and use the context menu options to clone it into the target collection. Then delete the original from the source collection if you no longer need it there.

2. Does a custom monitor stay in sync with the analysis view's filters if I update the view?
   Yes. Filter changes on the analysis view are automatically synchronized with the associated custom monitor. However, within the monitor itself you cannot change the subscription or add new filters. Any filter updates must be made at the view level.

3. Are scheduled exports delivered even if the analysis view has no new data for that period?
   Yes. Scheduled exports run on the configured frequency regardless of whether new data exists. The exported file will reflect whatever cost data is currently available for the view's filters and time range at the time of delivery.

Related articles

• Cost management groups
• Cost analysis
• Custom monitoring
• Task planner