# Costing: User Costing

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The User Costing dashboard allows administrators to analyze costs for a group of Users that meet specific filters. Once the group is selected, total costs by User for the current month and projected totals are displayed. Administrators can identify their costliest Users and anticipate the total cost by User for budgeting purposes.

## Filters

Filter the Groups pulled into the dashboard by one or more of the following fields:

- User (all matched by search)
- Group
- Cloud
- Period (Current month, last three months, last six months, or last 12 months)
- Tenant

## Data Displayed

The following aggregate totals are compiled for all Users that meet set filters:

- **USERS:** The total number of Users that meet set filters
- **MONTH TO DATE:** The total spend in the current month for all Users meeting dashboard filters
- **PROJECTED:** The projected total spend for the current month for all Users meeting dashboard filters

## User List

Each User that meets set filters is listed at the bottom of the dashboard, the following data points are revealed for each individual User:

- **USERNAME:** The username given to the User in HPE Morpheus Enterprise at the time of creation
- **MONTH TO DATE:** The current month-to-date spend for the individual User listed
- **PROJECTED TOTAL:** The projected total spend for the current month for the individual User listed
