Cost by Billing Month quadrant
The Cost by Billing Month quadrant contains a bar chart that displays the actual costs and projected costs for every billing month of the contract. Additionally, a line at the top of the chart represents the budgeted costs for each billing month.
A sample of Cost by Billing Month chart is as follows:
The following table describes the elements of the chart:
Chart element | Description |
|---|---|
| Actual cost of the billing month |
| Projected cost of the billing month |
Black/gray point | Budgeted cost of the billing month |
Tip
If you want to examine the interval details of the chart, maximize the display of the quadrant using
, and then click on any point in the chart area.
You can hover the mouse over any point or bar on the chart to view the date it occurred.
The toggle dots 
on the quadrant provide you the ability to toggle between the following chart views:
- Cost by Billing Month
- Aggregated Cost by Billing Month
You can also use Options 
to change the display of the chart as follows:
- Single period view
- Stacked period view
Grouped period view
For more information see about these views, see Changing-the-chart-period-views.
Note
The Cost by Billing Month quadrant contains a link to the Software Cost by Product view. You can access this chart by clicking 
. For information about the Software Cost by Product view, see Accessing-and-working-with-the-Software-Cost-by-Product-view.
Hyperlinks to the MLC Monthly Summary Report
Each bar of the chart (whether solid or striped) is a hyperlink to the MLC Monthly Summary Report for that billing month. By clicking the bar,
Cost Management
opens the MLC Monthly Reporting tool and generates the MLC Monthly Summary Report for that billing month.
A sample of the MLC Monthly Summary Report for a billing month is as follows:
You can drill-down to the MLC Monthly Summary Report for an in-depth analysis of the utilization data. For more information, see Drill-down-levels-for-Monthly-Summary-Reports.
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