Accessing and working with the Software Cost by MLC Product view
The Software Cost by MLC Product view displays a chart of the actual costs and projected costs for every billing month of the contract and provides you with the ability to view the individual contributions of MLC Products.
To access the Software Cost by MLC Product view
- From the MLC Cost by Billing Month chart or the Aggregated MLC Cost by Billing Month chart, click Drilldown Links (
).The Drilldown Links window displays. In the Drilldown Links window, click the Software Cost by MLC Product hyperlink.The Software Cost by MLC Product view displays as shown in the following figure.
Figure: Sample Software Cost by MLC Product chart
The following table describes the elements of the chart.
Table: Chart elements of the Software by MLC Product view
Chart Element
Description
Solid colors
Actual cost of MLC product for the billing month
Striped colors
Projected cost of the MLC Product for the billing month
Black point
Actual total monthly cost for all MLC Products
Gray point
Projected total monthly cost for all MLC products
(optional) From the MLC Product List, select which MLC products to display in the viewer.Use the following options to change the MLC Products displayed in the chart:
- Scroll through the MLC Product List to select individual products to display in the chart.
- Click Select All to select all MLC Products for display in the chart.
To assist in the analysis of the chart, you can perform any of the following actions:
- Use the Show Total Monthly Cost toggle, if you want to show or hide a charting of the total monthly cost across all months of the chart.
- Click and drag between any two points on the chart to zoom in on the selected area.
- Click the edge of the bottom scroll bar, and then expand or contract the control bar to adjust the zoom feature.
- Hover the mouse over any bar on the chart to view the value as well as the date it occurred.
(optional) To view alternative chart options, perform one of the following actions:
- Click the toggle dots (
) to access the following Chart Views:- MLC Products: MLC Cost by Billing Month
- MLC Products: Cost to Date
- Click the Chart Options button (
), then select one of the Chart Views from the dropdown list.
The following figure shows a sample MLC Products: MLC Cost to Date view.
Figure: Sample MLC Products: MLC Cost to Date
- Click the toggle dots (