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    3.2.1 Billing Period Created

    Dataset: Billing Period
    Column Type: Dimension
    Feature Level: Mandatory
    Data Type: Date/Time
    Since: 1.4

    Billing Period Created is the timestamp when the Billing Period record was first created. This timestamp facilitates auditability of the charge and invoice lifecycle, allowing the FinOps practitioner to distinguish between the time of service consumption and the time of financial record generation.

    3.2.1.1 Requirements

    BillingPeriodCreated MUST adhere to the following requirements:

    • BillingPeriodCreated MUST be of type Date/Time.
    • BillingPeriodCreated MUST conform to DateTimeFormat requirements.
    • BillingPeriodCreated MUST NOT be null.
    • BillingPeriodCreated MUST represent the moment in time the Billing Period record was instantiated.

    3.2.1.4 Description

    The timestamp when the Billing Period record was first created.

    Constraints

    Property Value
    Column Type Dimension
    Feature Level Mandatory
    Allows Nulls No
    Data Type Date/Time
    Value Format Date/Time Format