Analyze consumption
After creating partitions, use the Logging License Consumption dashboard to view persisted log data consumption against license capacity. This dashboard provides information you can use to analyze consumption across partitions to understand what’s driving growth and detect unwanted spikes.
To analyze log data consumption:
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In the navigation menu select Dashboards.
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In the search bar, enter
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Click the name of the dashboard to open it.
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In the dashboard, use the Partition menu to select the partition you want to view consumption data for.
The Global Volume panel group shows consumption trends for the selected partition by day, week, and cumulative volume over the last 31 days.
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To investigate the source of consumption, in the Explore panel group, click the Logs Explorer link.
Logs Explorer opens with a predefined query from the dashboard.
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In Logs Explorer, use the provided filters to identify patterns and trends in sources of consumption.
Next steps
Based on your findings, you might want to refine your partitions with more granular dimensions, such as adding more child partitions to apply greater levels of control.
After analyzing your consumption and refining partitions, add budgets to apply optional shaping policies that you can attach to a partition to provide guardrails to avoid usage overages and overspending.