MLC Cost By Billing Month quadrant
The MLC 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.
The following figure shows a sample MLC Cost By Billing Month chart.
Figure: Sample MLC Cost by Billing Month
The following table describes the elements of the chart.
Table: Chart elements of the MLC Cost by Billing Month
Chart element | Description |
|---|---|
Solid bar | Actual cost of the billing month |
Striped Bar | Projected cost of the billing month |
Black/gray point | Budgeted cost of the billing month |
The toggle dots ( 
) of the quadrant provide you with the ability to toggle between the following chart views:
- MLC Cost By Billing Month
- Aggregated MLC Cost By Billing Month
You can also use the Chart Options icon ( 
) to select the alternative chart or 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 Quick-tour-of-the-Software-Contract-Summary-Report.
Hyperlinks to the Monthly Summary Report
Each bar of the chart (whether solid or striped) is a hyperlink to the Monthly Summary Report for that billing month. By clicking the bar, Cost Analyzer opens the Monthly Reporting tool and generates the Monthly Summary Report for that billing month.
The following figure shows the Monthly Summary Report for a projected billing month.
Figure: Sample Monthly Summary Report (*Projected*)
You can drill-down into the Monthly Summary Report for in-depth analysis of the utilization data. For more information, see Drill-down-levels.
At any time, when you want to return to the Software Contract Report, click on the Software Contract Reporting tool tab.
The MLC Cost By Billing Month quadrant contains an alternative Chart View (Aggregated MLC Cost by Billing Month) and a drill-down level to examine the Software Cost by MLC Product.
For more information, see the following topics: