How to Read the Visualized Graphs (Cost Graph and Man Hours Graph)

Once you create the forecast, the two graphs - Cost Graph and Man hours Graph tabs help to visualize the information in the grids:

• The Cost Graph visualizes the total costs for all jobs for the selected time period.  
• The Man Hours Graph visualizes the required and available manpower resources for all jobs for the selected time period.

*Use case for the Cost Graph* 

While the two graphs differ in vertical axes functionality, the time period horizontal axe functionality is the same.

The Date axis shows the timeline that is set on the filter bar.  

• Use the selector next to the scroll bar to vary the timeframe displaying data per day, per week, etc.
  • 1:1 fits the whole timeframe (set on the filter bar) into your screen
  • 1:2 fits the half of the timeframe into your screen -     etc.
• Use the horizontal scrollbar to move along the timeline.
• Use the dropdown on the main toolbar to set the timeline to display daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly intervals.

The Cost Graph 

The Costs axis shows the following:

• Every red “diamond” value () shows the total cost of all jobs for one date. The sum of these values makes the total costs for all jobs (displayed on the ribbon).
• The most expensive “date” makes the top value of the scale.  
• Hover the pointer over a symbol to know the exact cost value it represents.
• The symbols represent the following costs per one date:
  •  - The orange square stands for spare parts cost.
  •  - The blue circle stands for manpower costs.
  •  The green line stands for “other costs”. (Comes from the Other costs tab of the Job.)  
  •  - The red diamond stands for the sum of the costs for spares, manpower, and other costs.
• To switch off/on cost graphs, right-click anywhere within the graph and check/uncheck on desired item(s)  

• To switch to the total accumulative cost for the period, use the Accumulate values option of the right-click menu of the graph.

Man Hours Graph 

The symbols represent the following manpower data per one date:

•  the total man hours for jobs based on the Man hours field on the component job.

• the total man hours based on the Personnel tab of the job.
•  

the total available man hours based on crew sea service.