Consumption Lens guide
Prepare the cloud consumption export
Follow every step from Partner Center access to a complete Azure Usage CSV that is ready for local analysis.
About 5 minutes
- Confirm report access
- Select the Azure usage data source
- Select all required columns
- Download the generated CSV
Before you begin
Access required
Your Partner Center administrator controls these permissions. Consumption Lens itself needs no account or elevated rights.
- OrganisationA Partner Center account for the relevant partner organisation.
- WorkspaceAccess to Insights and the Downloads hub.
- Reporting rolePartner Center lists Account admin, Report Viewer or Executive Report Viewer for Insights access. For CSP reporting, Report Viewer applies to resellers; Executive Report Viewer applies to direct or indirect providers.
- ScopeThe reporting role must cover the relevant organisation or Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program location. An Account admin can assign the role.
Click by click
Guided Downloads hub walkthrough
The animation demonstrates navigation, data source, area, template, columns, market filter, time range, CSV format and report download.
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Settings to use
- ProgramCloud product performance
- Data sourceAzure usage
- AreaRevenue
- TemplateRevenue
- ColumnsSelect all, including duplicate-attribution flags.
- Time rangeLast 1 year, or the longest period relevant to your analysis.
- File typeCSV
Large exports are normal
Selecting all columns over a long period can create a file of several GB. Keep the source file on local storage while analysing it.
In Consumption Lens
Analyse the export
Once Partner Center marks the report as ready, save the CSV, open Consumption Lens and select the export. The analysis begins locally and keeps the source report on your device.