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Working with MLC Software Contract Reporting tool
You can use the MLC Software Contract Reporting tool to generate and analyze MLC Software Contract reports. The interactive features of MLC Software Contract Reporting tool enable you to compare charts of current and projected spending by billing month. Both historical and projected monthly data can also be compared against the monthly budgeted allocations.
You can use the MLC Software Contract Reporting tool panel to select and generate MLC Software Contract reports.
You can display or hide the tool panel by clicking 
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For more information, see Working-with-the-MLC-Software-Contract-Reporting-selection-panel.
MLC Software Contract Reporting quadrant charts
The MLC Software Contract Reporting tool displays chart quadrants that serve as portals to launch detailed analysis of historical and projected MLC product spending based on your IBM contract, budget allocations, actual MSU usage, and projected spending expenditures.
Using the drill-down features unique to each quadrant and the hyperlinks to MLC Monthly Summary Report, you can view charts and data in a variety of forms for comprehensive analysis of MLC product costs for the entire duration of your contract.
The following figure is a sample MLC Software Contract Reporting:
The following table describes the initial charts displayed in each quadrant:
Quadrant chart | Description | For more information |
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Contract Summary | View charts that compare spending against budgeted amounts for both the current expenditures and the projected total cost of the entire term of the contract | |
Cost by Billing Month | View charts that compare actual and projected monthly costs against budget allotments | |
Cost Efficiency Rating | View charts that compare the ratio of average monthly MSU utilization to the monthly Peak R4HA | |
Cost Variance by Billing Month | View charts that compare the cost difference between the budgeted allocations and the monthly spending costs for both actual and projected spending |
Each quadrant provides navigation buttons to access drill-down level, change chart display options, and toggle between views as described in the following table:
Navigation Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Maximize the displays of the quadrant |
| Minimize the display of the quadrant |
| Drill down to access a chart view unique to the quadrant |
| Open a window to select the contract period view type |
| Toggle to view charts specific to that quadrant |
Each quadrant chart has unique drill-down levels that enable you to see a detailed view of:
- Software cost by MLC product
- Peak R4HA costs by CPCs
- Cumulative aggregated MLC costs by billing month
- Workload activity views of individual MLC products that detail:
- Current R4HA usage on CPCs and across LPARs
- Changes in both monthly cost and R4HA over previous months
The report for any month within the contract period also enables you to open and view:
- The actual MLC Monthly Summary Report for any month in the past.
- The projected MLC Monthly Summary Report for the current month or any month in the future.
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