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.
The following figure shows a sample Cost by Billing Month chart.
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 (
) of the quadrant provide you with the ability to toggle between the following chart views:
- Cost by Billing Month
- Aggregated Cost by Billing Month
You can also use the Options button (
) 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. This chart can be accessed from the drill-down link button (
). For information about the Software Cost by Product view, see Accessing-and-working-with-the-Software-Cost-by-Product-view.
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.
You can drill-down into the Monthly Summary Report for in-depth analysis of the utilization data. For more information, see Drill-down-levels.
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