Column dictionary

ChargeClass

Charge Class · Cost and Usage dataset

Feature level
Mandatory
Data type
String
Allows nulls
Yes
Column type
Dimension

What it is

Charge Class indicates whether a charge represents a correction to a previously closed billing period. Charge Class is commonly used to differentiate such corrections from all other charges, including both regularly incurred charges and corrections to open billing periods.

Allowed values

CorrectionCorrection to a previously closed billing period (e.g., refunds and credit modifications).

Requirements (5)

Verbatim from the specification. These are the statements the validator checks against.

  • ChargeClass MUST be of type String.
  • ChargeClass MUST adhere to the following nullability requirements:
  • ChargeClass MUST be null when the charge does not represent a correction to a previously closed billing period.
  • ChargeClass MUST NOT be null when the charge represents a correction to a previously closed billing period.
  • ChargeClass MUST be "Correction" when ChargeClass is not null.

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