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Guided Usage Data Source

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Guided Usage Data Source

Data Source 

After you enable the Advanced Consumption Billing, charge-level guided usage objects will be automatically generated upon usage upload. The guided usage object is used in the following ways:

  • Prepaid with Drawdown subscriptions will be drawn down based on guided usage.
  • Unbilled usage will be calculated based on guided usage.

Navigation: Reporting > Data Sources and select Guided Usage as the data source.

Objects available in the data source 

Base object description 

Zuora object Description

Guided Usage

The guided usage object. It includes the following fields:

  • Created By ID
  • Created Date
  • Drawdown Remaining Quantity
  • Drawdown Request ID
  • ID
  • Import ID
  • Invoice Owner ID
  • Quantity
  • Status
  • Unit Of Measure
  • Updated By ID
  • Updated Date
  • Usage File ID
  • Usage Start Date

Related objects 

Object Description
Account The customer account that generates the guided usage.
Bill To The Bill-To contact of the account.
Default Payment Method The default payment method used to make payments for the guided usage.
Entity The entity that the data relates to. Part of the Multi-entity feature.
Parent Account The parent account that owns the guided usage.
Product The product associated with the guided usage.
Product Rate Plan The product rate plan associated with the guided usage.
Product Rate Plan Charge The product rate plan charge associated with the guided usage.
Rate Plan The rate plan associated with the guided usage.
Rate Plan Charge The rate plan charge associated with the guided usage.
Sold To The Sold-To contact of the account.
Subscription The subscription the guided usage is generated from.
Usage The usage entry associated with the guided usage.