[EDITORIAL - Alternate version] Mark commitment discount purchase's pricing_category as "Standard"

[cnharris10]

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[ijurica]

How should we categorize Unused Usage records—as Standard or Committed?
If purchases of commitment discounts are categorized as Standard, the unused portions of those purchases should also be categorized as Standard? It is covered by commitment discount purchase (i.e., BilledCost is 0), but is it Standard or Committed?

PricingCategory values (for reference)

• Standard: Charges priced at the agreed upon rate for the billing account, including negotiated discounts. This includes any flat rate and volume/tiered pricing but does not include dynamic or commitment discount pricing.
• Dynamic: ...
• Committed: Charges with reduced prices due to a commitment discount specified by the Commitment Discount ID.
• Other: ...

[cnharris10]

How should we categorize Unused Usage records—as Standard or Committed? If purchases of commitment discounts are categorized as Standard, the unused portions of those purchases should also be categorized as Standard? It is covered by commitment discount purchase (i.e., BilledCost is 0), but is it Standard or Committed?

PricingCategory values (for reference)

• Standard: Charges priced at the agreed upon rate for the billing account, including negotiated discounts. This includes any flat rate and volume/tiered pricing but does not include dynamic or commitment discount pricing.
• Dynamic: ...
• Committed: Charges with reduced prices due to a commitment discount specified by the Commitment Discount ID.
• Other: ...

Definitely Committed. You're just amortizing what was pre-purchased, non-refundable (after any initial return period), and thus is committed.

[jpradocueva]

Action Items from TF-2 call on October 2nd:

• [TF2-#579 ] Chris, @cnharris10 : Create a separate PR to update relevant documentation and clarify definitions.

[jpradocueva]

Approved during the Members' call on October 3.