3.25 Consumed Unit
Dataset:
Cost and Usage
Column Type:
Dimension
Feature Level:
Conditional
Data Type:
String
Since:
1.0
The Consumed Unit represents a provider-specified measurement unit indicating how a provider measures usage of a metered SKU associated with a resource or service. Consumed Unit complements the Consumed Quantity metric. It is often listed at a finer granularity or over a different time interval when compared to Pricing Unit (complementary to Pricing Quantity), and focuses on resource and service consumption, not pricing and cost.
The ConsumedUnit column adheres to the following requirements:
- ConsumedUnit MUST be present in a FOCUS dataset when the provider supports the measurement of usage.
- ConsumedUnit MUST be of type String.
- ConsumedUnit MUST conform to StringHandling requirements.
- ConsumedUnit SHOULD conform to UnitFormat requirements.
- ConsumedUnit nullability is defined as follows:
- ConsumedUnit MUST be null when ConsumedQuantity is null.
- ConsumedUnit MUST NOT be null when ConsumedQuantity is not null.
3.25.3 Description
Provider-specified measurement unit indicating how a provider measures usage of a metered SKU associated with a resource or service.
Constraints
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Column Type | Dimension |
| Feature Level | Conditional |
| Allows Nulls | Yes |
| Data Type | String |
| Value Format | Unit Format recommended |