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    3.29 Invoice ID

    Dataset: Cost and Usage
    Column Type: Dimension
    Feature Level: Recommended
    Data Type: String
    Since: 1.2

    An Invoice ID is a provider-assigned identifier for an invoice encapsulating some or all charges in the corresponding billing period for a given billing account. Invoices are commonly used for scenarios like tracking billing transactions, facilitating payment processes and for performing invoice reconciliation between charges and billing periods.

    The InvoiceId column adheres to the following requirements:

    • InvoiceId is RECOMMENDED to be present in a FOCUS dataset.
    • InvoiceId MUST be of type String.
    • InvoiceId MUST conform to StringHandling requirements.
    • InvoiceId nullability is defined as follows:
      • InvoiceId MUST be null when the charge is not associated either with an invoice or with a pre-generated provisional invoice.
      • InvoiceId MUST NOT be null when the charge is associated with either an issued invoice or a pre-generated provisional invoice.
    • InvoiceId MAY be generated prior to an invoice being issued.
    • InvoiceId MUST be associated with the related charge and BillingAccountId when a pre-generated invoice or provisional invoice exists.

    See Appendix: Grouping constructs for resources or services for details and examples of the different grouping constructs supported by FOCUS.

    3.29.3 Description

    The provider-assigned identifier for an invoice encapsulating some or all charges in the corresponding billing period for a given billing account.

    Constraints

    Property Value
    Column Type Dimension
    Feature Level Recommended
    Allows Nulls Yes
    Data Type String
    Value Format \<not specified>