Lenses
Persona lenses set the default drill-down path for Finance, Engineering, and CXO.
A lens is a saved drill-down path that matches how a persona reads cost. The lens you pick sets the default hierarchy in Cost Explorer, the grouping suggestions in the widget builder, and the way canvases open.
Built-in lenses
| Lens | Hierarchy | For |
|---|---|---|
| Finance | Provider → Service → Charge Type | Reconciling spend, separating usage from purchases, credits, and tax |
| Engineering | Provider → Service → SKU → Resource ID | Finding the exact resource behind a cost |
| CXO | Provider → Region → Service | Seeing where the business runs and at what cost |
Switch lens
Select Lens at the top of Cost Explorer, a canvas, or the widget builder, and choose a lens. Your choice is remembered per user.
Create or edit a lens
Open the Lens menu and select Manage lenses.
Select Create new to start from scratch, Duplicate on a built-in lens to start from it, or Edit on one of yours.
Choose the dimensions in order. Any common dimension, provider dimension, or tag key works, for example Provider → team tag → Service.
Save. The lens appears in the Lens menu for you.
Tip
A Team lens built on your owner tag, such as team → Service → Resource ID, makes showback reviews quicker. See Allocate cost to teams.