Microsoft Customer Agreement reservation recommendations file schema

This article lists all of the data fields available in the Microsoft Customer Agreement reservation recommendations file. The reservation recommendations file is a data file that contains all of the reservation recommendation details for savings. The savings are calculated in addition to your negotiated, or discounted, if applicable, prices.

Version 2023-05-01

Column	Fields	Description
1	Cost With No ReservedInstances	The total amount of cost without reserved instances.
2	First UsageDate	The usage date for looking back.
3	Instance Flexibility Ratio	The instance Flexibility Ratio.
4	Instance Flexibility Group	The instance Flexibility Group.
5	Location	Resource location.
6	LookBackPeriod	The number of days of usage to look back for recommendation.
7	MeterID	The meter ID (GUID).
8	Net Savings	Total estimated savings with reserved instances.
9	Normalized Size	The normalized Size.
10	Recommended Quantity	Recommended quantity for reserved instances.
11	Recommended Quantity Normalized	The recommended quantity that is normalized.
12	ResourceType	The Azure resource type.
13	scope	Shared or single recommendation.
14	SkuName	The Azure Resource Manager SKU name.
15	Sku Properties	List of SKU properties
16	SubscriptionId
17	Term	Reservation recommendations in one or three-year terms.
18	Total Cost With ReservedInstances	Cost of reservation recommendations in one or three-year terms.