FOCUS column
AllocatedMethodId
An identifier for the method by which the provider itself allocated a shared charge to this row, where the provider performs allocation before export. It is part of the provider-calculated allocation columns introduced after FOCUS 1.2, and it lets a consumer see that a row is a provider-split share rather than a direct charge. Consult the specification for the normative definition.
Example
A row for one tenant’s share of a provider-managed shared cluster carries the provider’s allocation method id here.
Where it comes from, per export
The export column that feeds AllocatedMethodId in each format the platform ingests, and the transform applied. A format with no row does not carry the column; the value is then absent rather than guessed.
| Export | Source column | Transform |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Data Exports, FOCUS | AllocatedMethodId | as is |
| Azure Cost Management, FOCUS export | AllocatedMethodId | as is |
| Azure Cost Details (actual cost) | Not carried | — |
| Azure Cost Details (amortized cost) | Not carried | — |
| Google Cloud detailed billing export | Not carried | — |
How Runcost uses it
Runcost treats provider-allocated rows as already split and applies its own rules only to charges the provider left whole.
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About this reference
Generated from the column contract and provider rules that Runcost runs, and written by Faisal Saleem, Founder. The normative definitions are in the FinOps Foundation’s FOCUS specification at focus.finops.org.