Accessing the MLC Product Summary View
By accessing the MLC Product Summary View, you can view a breakdown of the MLC Contract Summary View into its individual MLC Products and their contributions to the Current Usage and Projected Costs. The toggle dots ( 
) at the bottom of the quadrant provide you with the ability to toggle between the available views.
To access the MLC Product Summary view
In the MLC Contract Summary View, click the grayed-out toggle dot ( ).The MLC Product Summary View displays as shown in the following figure:
Figure: Sample MLC Product Summary View
The MLC Product Summary View 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.
Table: Data in the MLC Product Summary View
Column header | Description |
|---|---|
MLC Product | 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. |
Current 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 striped bar. By hovering over the bar graph, a popup displays the numeric amount of the costs. |
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 3 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 Activity View of the MLC product. For more information see, Accessing-the-MLC-Product-Activity-View. |
The MLC Product Summary View contains hyperlinks to the Activity View of the MLC Product.
The Activity Views 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 Activity Views of the MLC products, see Accessing-the-MLC-Product-Activity-View.