3.23 Commitment Discount Unit
Dataset:
Cost and Usage
Column Type:
Dimension
Feature Level:
Conditional
Data Type:
String
Since:
1.1
Commitment Discount Unit represents the provider-specified measurement unit indicating how a provider measures the Commitment Discount Quantity of a commitment discount. The CommitmentDiscountUnit column is only applicable to commitment discounts and not negotiated discounts.
The CommitmentDiscountUnit column adheres to the following requirements:
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST be present in a FOCUS dataset when the provider supports commitment discounts.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST be of type String.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST conform to StringHandling requirements.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit SHOULD conform to UnitFormat requirements.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit nullability is defined as follows:
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST be null when CommitmentDiscountQuantity is null.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST NOT be null when CommitmentDiscountQuantity is not null.
- When CommitmentDiscountUnit is not null, CommitmentDiscountUnit adheres to the following additional requirements:
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST remain consistent over time for a given CommitmentDiscountId.
- CommitmentDiscountUnit MUST represent the unit used to measure the commitment discount.
- When accounting for commitment discount flexibility, the CommitmentDiscountUnit value SHOULD reflect this consideration.
See Examples: Commitment Discount Flexibility for more details around commitment discount flexibility.
3.23.3 Description
The provider-specified measurement unit indicating how a provider measures the Commitment Discount Quantity of a commitment discount.
Constraints
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Column Type | Dimension |
| Feature Level | Conditional |
| Allows Nulls | Yes |
| Data Type | String |
| Value Format | Unit Format |