Billing Period Created
Column definition from FOCUS v1.4. Read its requirements and implementation guidance before mapping provider data.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Edition
- v1.4
- Column ID
BillingPeriodCreated- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Constraints
Description
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.
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.