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Lifecycle Analysis Chart

The Lifecycle Analysis Chart shows the projected costs and returns over the planned lifetime of the asset. This view shows the values in the Lifecycle Financial Analysis Summary Table (finanal_sum_life) table for the selected building in a standard HTML5 bar chart.

The chart shows a forecast starting from the current fiscal year as year 1. By default, it includes:

• The NPV (lifetime). The Net Present Value The net-present value of the asset, given all expenses and income over the entire lifetime. To use this metric, you enter the application parameter Discount Rate. This is the yearly discount rate to apply to future costs and income values in order to obtain a present value in today's dollars. Choose a real discount rate that reflects the true earning power of your money, and not the rate of inflation (which you can calculate out from the nominal discount rate that includes the effects of inflation to a real discount rate to use for planning).
• OpEx (fiscal year.) For the given fiscal year and asset, this metric sums the values specified in the AbRPLMStrategicFinancialAnalysis-UpdateOpExCosts application parameter. By default, it sums the following metrics:
  • ops_Costs-Maintenance_an_fy,
    
  • ops_Costs-Custodial_an_fy,
    
  • ops_Costs-Security_an_fy,
    
  • ops_Costs-Other_an_fy,
    
  • ops_Costs-Utility_an_fy,
    
  • ops_Costs-PropertyTaxes_an_fy,
    
  • leas_Costs-Rent_an_fy,
    
  • work_Costs-DirectServices_an_fy.

You can use the Select Metrics action button to select additional metrics to show. See Selecting Metrics.

To refine your analysis, you can hide and show metrics in the chart by clicking on them in the legend.