# Accessing cost management data using billing views
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# Custom billing views
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If your account has access to a custom billing view, you can access the cost management data defined in that custom billing view. This is in addition to the cost management data owned by your account, which is contained in your primary billing view. The primary billing view supports all Amazon Billing and Cost Management tools. To access the data in a custom billing view, you can use either Cost Explorer or the Amazon Billing and Cost Management home page. Cost Explorer offers additional functionality with custom billing views, allowing you to create forecasts and access Cost Explorer Saved Reports based on the data.

**To choose a custom billing view**

1. Open the Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, select the **Choose billing view** menu. The default selection is the **Primary view**, which represents cost management data for the account you're currently logged in to.

1. From the **Custom views** section of the dropdown list, choose the custom billing view you want to use for accessing cost management data.

1. If the custom billing view you want to access is not listed, choose **See all views** to open the **Billing views** dialog box.

1. Use the **Find view name** search field to filter the custom billing views in the **Billing views** table.

1. Once you find the custom billing view you want to access, select it and choose **Choose**.

Once you choose a custom billing view, the contents of the Amazon Billing and Cost Management console are refreshed to reflect the cost management data defined in the chosen custom billing view. The console navigation pane refreshes to display only those tools supported by the chosen custom billing view. Navigating to a different Amazon Billing and Cost Management tool will maintain the currently chosen custom billing view.

**Note**  
Not all widgets on the Amazon Billing and Cost Management home page support custom billing views. Cost management data included in the selected custom billing view is shown in the “Cost summary”, “Cost breakdown”, and “Cost allocation coverage” widgets. The “Recommended actions”, “Savings opportunities”, and “Cost monitor” widgets don't display recommended actions, savings opportunities, or cost monitors when accessing a custom billing view.

# Using Amazon managed views
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**To choose an Amazon managed billing view**

1. Open the Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, enable **billing view** mode.

1. From the dropdown list, choose** billing transfer **view.

   The dropdown shows your 10 most recently accessed views. To see all views, choose **See all views** at the bottom of the dropdown menu.

1. From the **Billing vieBilling view** modal, choose either `billing group view` or `billing transfer views`.

1. Use the search bar to filter results across all columns in the table.

   Search for views using these parameters:

   - View name (partial match, starts with)

   - Account ID (exact match)

   - Type (exact match for` BILLING_TRANSFER` or `BILLING_TRANSFER_SHOWBACK`)

   - Billing period (choose month)

1. Select the desired billing view and select **Choose**.

You can analyze billing transfer showback/chargeback views and billing group views in Amazon Cost and Usage Report (during beta, only legacy Amazon Cost and Usage Report is supported), Cost Explorer, and the **Bills** page.

# Viewing a Cost Explorer report using billing views
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Cost Explorer provides two types of default reports: cost and usage reports and Reserved Instance reports. Only Cost Explorer reports of type “cost and usage reports” are supported by custom and Amazon managed billing views; “Reserved Instance reports” can’t be used with a custom and Amazon managed billing views. Cost Explorer also enables you to create your own reports by saving the results of a Cost Explorer query as a report. Cost Explorer reports can be used alongside custom billing views to access the cost management data contained in a custom billing view with the query saved as a Cost Explorer report.

When creating a new Cost Explorer report, only the Cost Explorer query is saved as part of the report definition. The currently selected custom and Amazon managed billing view is not saved as part of the report. To learn more about Cost Explorer reports, see [Understanding your costs using Cost Explorer reports](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cost-management/latest/userguide/ce-reports.html).

**To view a saved Cost Explorer report**

1. Open the Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, enable **billing view** mode. The default selection is the **Primary view**, which represents cost management data for the account you're currently logged in to.

1. From the dropdown list, choose either **Custom** or **Amazon managed views** (`billing group` or `billing transfer` views). Choose the custom billing view you want to use for accessing cost management data.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Cost Explorer Saved Reports**.

1. Select the report you want to access.

**Note**  
You can save your Cost Explorer configuration and billing view selection as a favorite or bookmark in your browser. When you return to this saved link, Cost Explorer refreshes the page to display the cost management data from the billing view along with the saved configuration. This feature allows you to quickly access frequently used combinations of configurations and billings views, saving you time and effort.

# Viewing and creating budgets using billing views
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Amazon Budgets supports primary and custom billing views, allowing you to create and manage budgets based on filtered cost and usage data across multiple accounts within your organization. This feature enables decentralized cloud cost management across your organization without requiring access to the management account.

When creating a new budget, you can select a billing view to define the scope of cost and usage data the budget will track. The selected billing view is saved as part of the budget definition.

When you create a budget using a billing view, the budget only tracks cost and usage data within the scope of that billing view. For instance, you could create a budget that tracks costs only for a specific department or project. This allows for more granular budget management aligned with your organizational structure or cost allocation strategies.

**To view or create a budget using a billing view**

1. Open the Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, select the **Choose billing view** menu. The default selection is the **Primary view**, which represents cost management data for the account you're currently logged in to.

1. From the dropdown list, choose the billing view you want to use:
   + **Primary view**: Shows cost management data for your current account.
   + **Custom views**: Shows filtered cost management data based on defined criteria.
   + **Amazon managed billing views (billing transfer view and billing group views)**: Shows cost management data for bill source accounts transferring their bills via Billing Transfer and for accounts included in billing groups via .

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Budgets**.

1. For existing budgets, the budgets list displays only the budgets created using the selected billing view.

1. For a new budget, choose **Create budget**, and then follow the budget creation workflow. The selected billing view is automatically applied to the new budget. For more details, see [Creating a budget](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/cost-management/latest/userguide/budgets-create.html).

**Note**  
Budgets created with billing views can only be viewed and managed when the corresponding billing view is selected. When you switch to a different billing view, these budgets will not be visible in the budgets list.

# Viewing and creating exports using billing views
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Amazon Cost Management Data Export supports primary, billing group, and billing transfer views that help you generate detailed cost and usage reports. You can filter data across multiple accounts in your organization. When you create a data export, you can choose a billing view to define which cost and usage data to include. This enables you to focus on specific departments or projects without requiring access to the management account.

You can customize your exports by choosing specific data dimensions, time periods, and accounts. Amazon Cost Management saves all configurations for future use. The service automatically delivers exported data to your specified Amazon Simple Storage Service bucket on a schedule, enabling integration with external analysis tools.

**To view or create an export using a billing view**

1. Open the Billing and Cost Management console at [https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/](https://console.amazonaws.cn/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, enable **Billing Views**. The default selection is the **Primary view**, which represents cost management data for the account you're currently logged in to.

1. From the dropdown list, choose the billing view you want to use:
   + **Primary view**: Shows cost management data for your current account.
   + **Billing Group views**: Shows cost management data for accounts included in billing groups via .
   + **Billing Transfer views**: Shows cost management data for accounts that have transferred their Amazon billing responsibility to you.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Data Exports**.

1. For existing exports, the exports list displays only the exports created using the selected billing view.

1. For a new export, choose **Create export**, and then follow the export creation workflow. The selected billing view is automatically applied to the new export.

**Note**  
Custom billing views are not currently supported for Data Exports. All other billing view types are supported.