Elements of Cost Chart

The EOC chart on the Detail Analysis tab displays the cumulative cost variance by period, broken down by element of cost.

Note: The Element of Cost chart only supports 7 elements of cost. If you need to display more, you can create a modified version of the chart.

Display the Elements of Cost Chart

To display the Elements of Cost table, complete the following step:

Click .

Chart Format

By default, the Elements of Cost chart is a stacked bar chart with a superimposed line chart. Use the Fast Change icon () to switch to a straight table that displays the actual data values.

Chart Item	Description
Horizontal axis	The horizontal axis displays the range of periods.
Vertical axis	The vertical axis displays the range of cost variance amounts for the selected elements.
Bars	Each bar represents the cumulative cost variance as of that period for the selected elements. Each segment of the bar represents the portion of the total cost variance for one of the elements of cost.
Line	Each data point on the line represents the cumulative cost variance as of that period for the selected elements.

Chart Data

The Elements of Cost chart displays the following data for each period:

Data Item	Description
Cost variance	Cumulative cost variance amount for the indicated period.
Element of cost amount	Amount that each element of cost contributed to the total cumulative cost variance for the indicated period.

To see the total cost variance amount for a period, position the mouse pointer on that data point on the line chart. The amount displays in a data box.

If the segment for an element of cost is too thin to display the amount automatically, maximize the chart and position the mouse pointer on that segment of the bar. The amount for the element of cost for that period displays in a data box.