Cost management
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- Published Jun 09, 2026
The Account Management Cost management view lets you manage:
- Cost Allocation: Configure and download cost data for your active DPS subscription.
- Budget alerts: Define budgets and set up notifications. This tab is visible only to license administrators.
- Cost monitors: Adjust thresholds and set up notifications. This tab is visible only to license administrators.
You can access this information at Account Management > Subscription > Cost management.
Cost Allocation
In the Cost allocation tab, you can:
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Download cost data: You can download allocated and unallocated cost data across all environments as a CSV file. See Export Cost Allocation data via Account Management for step-by-step instructions.
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Define cost center and product allowlists: You can create, edit, and delete entries in the allowlists for
dt.cost.costcenteranddt.cost.product. Allowlisted values are available for use when configuring Cost Allocation.
For more information about Cost Allocation, see Set up Cost Allocation.
Budget alerts
In the Budget alerts tab, you can:
- Define budgets at the account, environment, and capability level.
- Set up notifications to inform you when thresholds are exceeded.
For more information about budget alerts, see Budget alerts.
Cost monitors
In the Cost monitors tab, license administrators can adjust thresholds and notification email recipients.
For more information about cost monitors, see Cost monitors.