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Step 1: Enable Billing Export/ Committed Use Discounts Export

If the standard report is already enabled, use the same dataset of the standard report else create a new dataset to be enabled & follow the below steps.

Steps to create Dataset and Enable Billing Export

  1. Click on Billing from Dashboard.

  2. Click on Overview and capture Billing Account id which is required in subsequent steps

  3. Click on Billing Export.

GCP billing overview and Billing Export navigation
GCP billing overview and Billing Export navigation
  1. Clicking on Billing export navigates to the below page. Click on Edit settings.

GCP Billing export page with Edit settings
GCP Billing export page with Edit settings
  1. Click on Edit Settings for Detailed usage cost

  1. Clicking on Edit navigates to the below page.

Detailed usage cost export settings
Detailed usage cost export settings
  1. Select the project or it automatically gets selected if there is a single project.

  1. Make a note of selected project id which is required in subsequent steps.

Select the GCP project for billing export
Select the GCP project for billing export
  1. Click Create Dataset & click Save.

  2. After saving Detailed usage cost is enabled.

  3. Make a note of dataset name which is required in subsequent steps.

Create a BigQuery dataset for detailed usage costs
Create a BigQuery dataset for detailed usage costs
  1. Enable the BigQuery Data Transfer Service API.

Enable the BigQuery Data Transfer Service API
Enable the BigQuery Data Transfer Service API

Note: If you want to view commitment metadata, GCP has introduced a separate Committed Use Discounts Export. Follow the below steps to configure it.

  1. Scroll down to the Committed Use Discounts Export section and click Edit Settings.

Committed Use Discounts Export settings
Committed Use Discounts Export settings
  1. Enter Dataset Name & Select Region

Configure the CUD export dataset and region
Configure the CUD export dataset and region
  1. Click Save.

  1. Make a note of Dataset name which is required in subsequent steps.

Saved Committed Use Discounts Export configuration
Saved Committed Use Discounts Export configuration