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

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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 water data model.

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.

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.

Other constraints

Water instrument configuration type

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

  • Water quantity
  • Water quality

Water quality characteristic.Type

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

  • Physical
  • Chemical
  • Biological

Water sample collection method

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

  • Composite
  • Grab

Water source type

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

  • Surface water
  • Ground water
  • Sea water
  • Produced water
  • Third party water

Water instrument configuration water transaction type

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

  • Withdrawal
  • Discharge
  • Consumption
  • Recycled

Water source water quality type

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

  • Fresh water
  • Other water

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.