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Cost (Amortized) metric/cost basis option to be added in Business Mappings details page

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Customer uses Cost(Amortized) basis in most of the reports to gain cost visibility for cloud commitment and their allocation to the time and place they are consumed. On organize > Business mapping, when we click on a business mapping to view the underlying groups (statements) cost, the generated table shows Cost(total) and there is no option to dynamically change it to Cost(amortized) - Due to which a cost for few business mappings does not make sense. 

Looking to have an option to switch from Cost(total) to Cost(amortized) in business mappings details page.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Jul 15, 2025

    Shared on slack. 

  • Admin
    Shilpa Shastri
    Jul 14, 2025

    Could you add a screenshot, for me to see where cost (amortized) is not showing up. I'd like more information for clarity.

  • Guest
    Jul 4, 2025

    Hi, customer expectation is to have an option to choose between Cost(Total) and Cost(Amortized). Currently it is only Cost(Total). 

  • Admin
    Shilpa Shastri
    Jun 30, 2025

    Alternatively, please submit a JIRA support case and we could address it there, thanks!

  • Admin
    Shilpa Shastri
    Jun 30, 2025

    I would like to understand this better to confirm it isn't a defect:


    Are you hoping to see an option in the Business Mapping details page that allows users to switch between:

    • Cost (Total) - shows costs as they appear on bills

    • Cost (Amortized) - shows costs distributed across actual consumption periods