Required attributes for the Cloud for Sustainability waste data model (preview)

Article
07/23/2024

Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

Important

Some or all of this functionality is available as part of a preview release. The content and the functionality are subject to change.

This article provides information about the required attributes and rules for the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability waste data model (preview).

Note

The July 2024 release introduced significant flexibility with the Cloud for Sustainability data model by making previously mandatory attributes optional and providing default values in some cases. We relaxed constraints on some required attributes where we determined their impact on data quality and stability to be insubstantial. For more information, go to Required attributes for the Cloud for Sustainability data model.

General rules

The Name value must always be unique.
The Origin Correlation ID value must be unique if specified. However, it isn't typically required.

Notation

The table that follows provides a partial list of the attributes in each entity. It includes only required attributes and attributes that influence the requirement of other attributes via logical dependency rules. The following notation is used in the Required? column:

Notation	Meaning
Y	Required
N	Optional
<--<attribute>	Required only if <attribute> is specified
Y \| <attribute>...	Required unless <attribute> is specified
Y <--<attribute> == <value>	Required if <attribute> contains <value>

Entity/attribute rules

You can download a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that lists Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability data model entities and attributes, and that shows which attributes are required from the Download Center.

This table lists additional attributes that are required based on the values in other attributes.

Entity	Attribute	Required?
Waste quality test result	Description	N
	Unit	<--Measured value
Waste quantity	Cost	N
	Cost unit	<--Cost
	Waste volume unit	<--Waste volume

Other constraints

Waste quantity diversion method

The value must be one of the values from the following enumeration:

Waste diverted from disposal by recovery
Waste directed to disposal
Others

Waste quantity diversion method subtype

The value must be one of the values from the following enumeration:

Recycling
Reuse
Incineration (with energy recovery)
Incineration (without energy recovery)
Landfilling
Other

Waste quantity waste diversion site type

The value must be one of the values from the following enumeration:

Onsite
Offsite

Article history

Date	Description
July 23, 2024	Updated with a note about relaxed required attributes, first mentioned in Enter data more quickly with fewer required attributes in our release plan documentation.