Budget Versus Actual Cost Comparison Dashboard

The Budget vs Actual Cost Comparison dashboard displays the comparison of budget and actual costs to analyze variances. Results are grouped by business unit and currency.

The dashboard uses the Project Costing - Actual Costs Real Time and Project Control - Budgets Real Time subject areas.

The dashboard consists of the Budget vs Actual Cost Comparison analysis.

Key Insights

This dashboard answers the following business question:

• How do my actual costs compare to my budget costs?

Frequently Asked Questions

The following table lists the frequently asked questions about this dashboard.

FAQ	Answer
How do I find this dashboard?	Reports and Analytics - Shared Folders - Projects - Project Financials Sample Reports
Who uses this dashboard?	Project Manager
When do I use this dashboard?	When you need to compare the budget and actual costs of a project.
What can I do with this dashboard?	You can view the list of projects by: Project Business Unit Project Manager
What type of dashboard is this?	Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence

Details

The following table lists the prompts and filters used in the dashboard.

Column	Type	Rules
Project Business Unit	Dashboard prompt	Choice list Required Select multiple values enabled Default selection SQL: SELECT MIN("Project"."Project Business Unit") FROM "Project Costing - Actual Costs Real Time"
Project Manager	Dashboard prompt	Choice list Values limited by Project Business Unit Select multiple values enabled Default selection: All values

The following table lists the views in the Budget vs Actual Cost Comparison by Business Unit analysis.

View	Displayed Information
View Name	Budget vs Actual Cost Comparison by Business Unit
View Sections	Project Business Unit Currency
Table Column and Measures	Project Manager Project Number Budget Cost Actual Cost Variance