dt-sfm-finops-focus

Start from the essential template: fetch events from the finops buckets, filter by event.provider and event.type, apply a ChargePeriodStart or BillingPeriodStart timeframe, exclude marketplace and tax charges, then summarize sum(EffectiveCost). Always use scanLimitGBytes:-1.

EffectiveCost is amortized cost that spreads upfront commitment payments over the commitment period and is the default for reporting. BilledCost reflects the invoice amount including full upfront charges, and is used only for invoice reconciliation or cash-flow analysis.

Google Cloud only provides BillingFinal events ingested the month after the billing period closes. When filtering by BillingPeriodStart, set fetch events from: one month earlier than the analysis month so Grail scans the right ingestion window.

Billing data is split into four buckets by event type and account category: custom_sen_critical_events_finops_draft_prod, draft_nonprod, final_prod, and final_nonprod. Production buckets map to the Infrastructure/Net Ops cost center; all others are non-production.

Provider dashboards often show list or unblended cost, while DQL queries return amortized EffectiveCost that spreads reservation and savings plan fees over time. The amortized figure is the correct number for reporting; contact #help-finops if discrepancies persist.

Use the dt_OwnedByTeam field, which holds the standardized internal team name from Dynatrace Teams, for consistent filtering. For exploratory lookups, dt_OwnerTeam accepts any team name variant, and dt_ValidTags identifies untagged resources.