> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bluplai.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Investments > Break down the cost side of the business case by year and category, so ROI isn't a black box. Investment sub-tab with 3-year breakdown table ## Why you're here A business case isn't credible without the cost side. Investments is the sub-tab of Value where you itemise spend across the analysis period — software, services, internal effort, anything that lands in the denominator of ROI. Keeping it in the workspace means the customer sees exactly what was assumed, not a number that appeared in a slide. ## What you'll see Investment is the **Investment** sub-tab inside the **Value** tab, alongside Overview, Insights, Benefits, Impacts, and Assumptions. It opens on a **3-year investment breakdown by category** table: * Columns: **Category**, **Year 1**, **Year 2**, **Year 3**, **Total** * Default rows: **Total Annual Investment** and **Cumulative Investment**, each showing `$0` until data is added * A **Total 3-Year Investment** summary in the top right (starts at `$0`) * An **Add Row** button for extending the breakdown with new cost categories Currency follows whatever you selected on the Value tab. ## When to use it * Translating a proposal into the cost rows behind the ROI number * Showing the customer a clean year-by-year view of spend * Modelling scenarios — add rows, adjust years, watch cumulative update * Aligning procurement and finance ahead of a commercial conversation ## Next See how investments feed ROI, benefits, and impacts. Validate the capability and adoption side of the case.