Start with the FinOps decision.
Find a use case by capability, then inspect the queries and FOCUS columns that support it.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Use cases
- 115
- Queries
- 118
- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Many use cases have two editions: one for FOCUS v1.0–v1.2 and another rewritten for v1.3 and later. Choose the edition that matches your data.
Allocation
18 use cases
- Allocate multi-currency charges per application
Uses deprecated columns
- Allocate multi-currency charges per application
- Analyze cost by participating entities
- Analyze effective cost by pricing currency
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze effective cost by pricing currency
- Analyze purchase of virtual currency
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze purchase of virtual currency
- Analyze tag coverage
- Analyze total cost by allocated resource
- Determine target of virtual currency usage
Uses deprecated columns
- Determine target of virtual currency usage
- Identify resources with shared cost allocation
- Identify sources of billed cost
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify sources of billed cost
- Report corrections by subaccount for a previously invoiced billing period
Uses deprecated columns
- Report corrections by subaccount for a previously invoiced billing period
- Track marketplace purchases across providers
- Verify accuracy of provider invoices aka invoice reconciliation
Anomaly Management
14 use cases
- Analyze costs by service name
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze costs by service name
- Analyze service costs by region
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze service costs by region
- Compare resource usage month over month
Uses deprecated columns
- Compare resource usage month over month
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount and region
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount and region
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount, region, and service
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify anomalous daily spending by subaccount, region, and service
- Identify unused capacity reservations
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify unused capacity reservations
Budgeting
9 use cases
- Calculate consumption of virtual currency within a billing period
Uses deprecated columns
- Calculate consumption of virtual currency within a billing period
- Compare billed cost per subaccount to budget
Uses deprecated columns
- Compare billed cost per subaccount to budget
- Track contract commitment burn-down over time
- Update budgets for each application
Uses deprecated columns
- Update budgets for each application
- Update budgets with billed costs
Uses deprecated columns
- Update budgets with billed costs
Data Ingestion
6 use cases
- Verify Accuracy of Provider Invoices
Uses deprecated columns
- Verify accuracy of service provider invoices
- Verify accuracy of services charges across providers
Uses deprecated columns
- Verify accuracy of services charges across service providers
- Verify discount accuracy for a previously invoiced billing period (corrections excluded)
- Verify discount accuracy for previously invoiced billing period
Uses deprecated columns
Forecasting
8 use cases
- Calculate average rate of a component resource
Uses deprecated columns
- Calculate average rate of a component resource
- Forecast amortized costs month over month based on historical trends
Uses deprecated columns
- Forecast amortized costs month over month based on historical trends
- Forecast cashflow month over month based on historical trends by service
Uses deprecated columns
- Forecast cashflow month over month based on historical trends by service
- Get historical usage and rates to enable cost forecasting
Uses deprecated columns
- Get historical usage and rates to enable cost forecasting
Governance, Policy & Risk
2 use cases
Invoicing & Chargeback
5 use cases
Planning & Estimating
6 use cases
Rate Optimization
10 use cases
- Calculate Commitment Discount Coverage Rate with Eligibility-Adjusted Denominator
- Commitment Discount Effective Cost Breakdown
- Compare Commitment Opportunities Across Providers (Cross-Provider with SaaS)
- Discount Effectiveness by Service
- Identify Eligible Capacity Reservation Spend
- Identify Eligible Uncovered Spend by Program Type
- Identify unused commitments
Uses deprecated columns
- Identify unused commitments
- Report commitment discount purchases
Uses deprecated columns
- Report commitment discount purchases
Reporting & Analytics
30 use cases
- Analyze capacity reservations on compute costs
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze capacity reservations on compute costs
- Analyze marketplace vendors costs
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze marketplace vendors costs
- Analyze resource costs by SKU
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze resource costs by SKU
- Analyze service costs by subaccount
- Analyze service costs month over month
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze service costs month over month
- Analyze the different metered costs for a particular SKU
Uses deprecated columns
- Analyze the different metered costs for a particular SKU
- Calculate unit economics
- Cash vs. Accrual Comparison by Billing Period
- Determine Effective Savings Rate
Uses deprecated columns
- Determine Effective Savings Rate
- Determine Effective Savings Rate by Service
Uses deprecated columns
- Determine Effective Savings Rate by Service
- Effective Cost by Service and Region
- Report application cost month over month
- Report corrections for a previously invoiced billing period
Uses deprecated columns
- Report corrections for a previously invoiced billing period
- Report costs by service category
Uses deprecated columns
- Report costs by service category
- Report costs by service category and subcategory
Uses deprecated columns
- Report costs by service category and subcategory
- Report on initial contract commitments
- Report service costs by providers subaccount
Uses deprecated columns
- Report service costs by providers subaccount
- Report spending across billing periods for a provider by service category
Uses deprecated columns
- Report spending across billing periods for a service provider by service category
Uncategorized
1 use cases
Unit Economics
2 use cases
Usage Optimization
4 use cases