Publisher
Column definition from FOCUS v0.5. Read its requirements and implementation guidance before mapping provider data.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Edition
- v0.5
- Column ID
PublisherName- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Constraints
Description
A Publisher is an entity that produced the resources and/or services that were purchased. It is commonly used for cost analysis and reporting scenarios.
The Publisher column MUST be present in the billing data. This column MUST be of type String and MUST NOT contain null values.
See Appendix: Origination of cost data section for examples of Provider, Publisher and Invoice Issuer values that can be used for various purchasing scenarios.