Accessing the Product Summary Report
By accessing the Product Summary Report, you can view a breakdown of the Contract Summary into its individual MLC products and their contributions to the Current Usage and Projected Costs.
To access the Product Summary Report
In the Contract Summary quadrant, perform one of the following actions:
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. - Click on the Current or Projected bar charts.
The Product Summary Report is displayed as follows:
The Product Summary Report shows a breakdown of the cost of every MLC product in the contract. The view details each individual MLC Product's contribution to the Current Usage Cost and the Projected Total Cost.
The following table describes the data that each column contains:Column header
Description
Product Name
Name of the MLC product
Current Usage Cost
Total Usage Cost of the MLC product
The amount indicated is the sum of the actual usage costs from the contract starting month to the current billing month. The percentage represents the contribution of the MLC product to the total usage cost.
Projected Total Cost
Total Projected Cost of the MLC Product
The amount indicated is the sum of the actual usage costs and the projected costs from the contract starting month to the contract ending month. The percentage represents the contribution of the MLC product to the total contract cost.
Actual Vs. Projected
Bar graph of the current usage cost and the projected costs
The bar graph indicates the current contribution with a solid blue bar and the projected cost contribution with a faded blue bar.
MoM Cost Change
Month Over Month cost change
The amount indicates the difference between the cost of the MLC Product for the current billing month and the MLC Product cost of the previous month. The percentage represents the percent difference from the previous month.
QoQ Cost Change
Quarter Over Quarter cost change
The amount indicates the difference between the cost of the MLC product for the current month and the MLC Product cost for the month that was three months prior to that. The percentage represents the percent difference between the monthly costs.
YoY Cost Change
Year Over Year cost change
The amount indicates the difference between the cost of the MLC Product for the current month and the MLC Product cost that was 12 months prior to that. The percentage represents the percent difference from the previous year.
The cost change value is a hyperlink to the Top Contributors Report for the MLC product. For more information see, Accessing-the-Top-Contributors-Report.
The Product Summary Report contains hyperlinks to the Top Contributors Report, which can be accessed from data hyperlinks in the following columns:
- MoM Cost Change
- QoQ Cost Change
- YoY Cost Change
For information about the hyperlinks to the Top Contributors Report, see Accessing-the-Top-Contributors-Report.
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