Today, Vantage is launching PDF Exports for Cost Reports, allowing users to generate PDF representations of their cloud costs and usage for distribution. Customers can now perform one-time or scheduled exports of any Cost Report to share with stakeholders outside the Vantage platform.

Vantage customers use Cost Reports to perform analyses on costs and usage for organizations, teams, and applications. Historically, users have been able to export tabular data from Cost Reports as CSV files that were useful for further data manipulation outside of Vantage, but difficult for users to visually interpret. Often times, users want to export reports as PDFs for use cases such as executive reporting that provide easier distribution and consumption without requiring recipients to log in to Vantage or have access to the platform.

Now, Vantage customers can export PDFs of Cost Reports to share cost and usage insights with stakeholders. Once a user has created a view of a Cost Report that they want to share, they can click on the “Export” icon within any supported Cost Report and select PDF. A PDF of that view will be generated and sent to the Vantage users of their choice. Distribution of PDFs can also be done in an automated, scheduled fashion through Report Notifications in daily, weekly, or monthly cadences. This is ideal for executive reporting or out-of-console notifications to teams, informing them of their costs.

PDF Exports for Cost Reports are now available to all users. To get started, users can navigate to any Cost Report within the Vantage console. For more information on how to get started, see the Cost Reports documentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is being launched today?

Vantage is launching PDF Exports for Cost Reports, allowing users to export the view of any Cost Report to distribute to stakeholders outside the Vantage platform.

2. Who is the customer?

Any Vantage customer can use PDF Exports for Cost Reports.

3. How much does this cost?

There is no additional cost to use PDF Exports for Cost Reports.

4. How do I export a Cost Report as a PDF?

When viewing a Cost Report, click on the "Export" icon at the top of the page, and select “PDF” or “PDF and CSV”, based on your preferences. Fill in all the emails of Vantage users you wish to send the PDF to. Once you click “Export”, Vantage will generate the PDF (and CSV, if applicable) and email it to the users indicated. Immediate downloads will be available via a pre-signed URL in the email, while scheduled PDF exports will be attached to your Report Notification with other information about your Cost Report.

5. How do I schedule the distribution of a PDF?

You can schedule automated, recurring PDF exports through Report Notifications in daily, weekly, or monthly cadences. When creating a Report Notification, enable the toggle to “Include a PDF of the chart as an email attachment”. PDFs can only be scheduled as emails, and cannot be included in Slack or Teams messages.

6. What Cost Report attributes does a PDF export include?

The PDF export includes:

• Cost Report Title
• Date range
• Link to cost report to view in Vantage console
• Accrued cost represented in Cost Report
• Graphical representations of your Cost Report (supports all Vantage chart types)

Additionally, if your Cost Report includes Business Metrics, Budgets, or a Forecast, these will also be displayed.

7. If I chose to receive a PDF and a CSV, will they be sent in the same email?

Yes, both the PDF and CSV will be sent in the same email.

8. If I have existing Report Notifications set up, do I need to change them in order to receive PDFs?

If you would like to add PDF attachments to your existing report notifications, you will need to update your Report Notification configuration and save it. You will receive a PDF attachment upon your next scheduled delivery.

9. What orientation does the PDF export come in?

All PDF exports come in the landscape orientation to optimize the layout of the chart.

10. Can I download a PDF of a Cost Report via API?

API support for retrieving PDF downloads is coming soon.

11. How long do PDF exports take to generate?

Typically, under a minute. For large date ranges, it could be a bit longer. You will receive an email when the export is available for download.

12. Can I export Dashboards or other report types?

Currently, PDF exports are only available for Cost Reports. The system has been designed with future extensions in mind, but Dashboard exports are not supported at this time.

13. Can I have my PDFs sent by Vantage encrypted?

No, PDF encryption, watermarking, or password protection is not supported in the current implementation.

14. Can I send PDF exports to emails that are not Vantage users?

No, at this time, you can only send PDF exports to emails that are registered Vantage users.

15. Are audit logs available when a user exports a PDF?

Audit Logs for PDF Exports will be available soon.