Quick tour of the Software Contract Summary Report
The Software Contract Summary Report 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 hyperlinks to the 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 shows a sample Software Contract Summary Report.
Figure: Sample Software Contract Summary Report
The following table describes the initial charts displayed in each quadrant.
Table: Quadrant charts
Quadrant chart | Description |
|---|---|
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. |
MLC 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 monthy MSU utilizations 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:
Table: Navigation buttons
Navigation Button | Description |
|---|---|
| Maximizes the displays of the quadrant |
| Minimizes the display of the quadrant |
| Opens a window to access a drilldown link to a chart view unique to the quadrant |
| Opens a window to access selection options for available chart views and contract period view types |
| Provides the ability to toggle between views of charts specific to that quadrant |
Chart options provide you with the ability to select from the available chart views or change the presentation of the display of the chart by selecting a contract period view type. For more information about the unique chart views available for a quadrant, see Quadrant-charts.
The following table describes the contract period view type options.
Table: Contract Period View Types
Contract Period View Type | Description |
|---|---|
Single Period View | Displays a chart of all periods with every month of the contract arranged in sequential order |
Stacked Period View | Displays a chart for each period of the contract with each period chart stacked in sequential order and aligned by months |
Grouped Period View | Displays a chart of all periods grouped together by billing month For every month, the monthly data for that month from each period is displayed side-by-side. |
For more information about the hyperlinks and drill-down links available for each quadrant, see the following topics: