3.17 Commitment Discount Category

Commitment Discount Category indicates whether the commitment discount identified in the CommitmentDiscountId column is based on usage quantity or cost (aka "spend"). The CommitmentDiscountCategory column is only applicable to commitment discounts and not negotiated discounts.

The CommitmentDiscountCategory column adheres to the following requirements:

• CommitmentDiscountCategory MUST be present in a FOCUS dataset when the provider supports commitment discounts.
• CommitmentDiscountCategory MUST be of type String.
• CommitmentDiscountCategory nullability is defined as follows:
  • CommitmentDiscountCategory MUST be null when CommitmentDiscountId is null.
  • CommitmentDiscountCategory MUST NOT be null when CommitmentDiscountId is not null.
• CommitmentDiscountCategory MUST be one of the allowed values.

Indicates whether the commitment discount identified in the CommitmentDiscountId column is based on usage quantity or cost (aka "spend").