Identify unused commitments

Identify all data in a time period where CommitmentDiscountStatus is unused, thus identifying commitments that aren’t used and enabling the Practitioner to take action on either selling the commitment (if able), working with other personas on a workload that could use the commitment, or performing informed ignore (knowing it is there but ignoring it because there is nothing one can do).

← Rate Optimization

Source: FOCUS MCP snapshot
FOCUS editions: v1.3, v1.4
Queries: 1
Mode: Read-only
Library snapshot (UTC): 2026-10-08

Identify Unused Commitments v1.3

Adapted to v1.0

Source: FOCUS 1.0 sample
Result rows: 1
Status: Adapted to v1.0
Execution: PrecomputedRead-only
Result snapshot (UTC): 2026-10-11

Lists commitment discounts with Unused status in the period and their billed and effective cost. The sample has a single unused Microsoft compute savings plan with zero cost; commitment_discount_name is added as a readable label.

Column adaptations (1)

Unused commitments

Query results
Charge period start	Charge period end	Service provider name	Billing account id	Commitment discount id	Commitment discount name	Commitment discount type	Commitment discount status	Total billed cost	Total effective cost
2026-03-17	2026-03-18	Microsoft	/providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/8611537	/providers/Microsoft.BillingBenefits/savingsPlanOrders/802a9e8b-e860-4d5f-b63b-c5bdf7ee2446/savingsPlans/09ff8291-64ac-45fb-afed-b9b39dbd88d7	Compute_SavingsPlan_11-07-2022_09-55	Savings Plan	Unused	$0.00	$0.00

1 row. Scroll inside the table to see more.

Precomputed result

Inspect Postgres SQL and original FOCUS SQL

Postgres SQL, as run

select min(charge_period_start) as charge_period_start,
       max(charge_period_end) as charge_period_end,
       case when publisher_name is not null and publisher_name is distinct from invoice_issuer_name then publisher_name else provider_name end as service_provider_name,
       billing_account_id as billing_account_id,
       commitment_discount_id as commitment_discount_id,
       commitment_discount_name as commitment_discount_name,
       commitment_discount_type as commitment_discount_type,
       commitment_discount_status as commitment_discount_status,
       sum(billed_cost) as total_billed_cost,
       sum(effective_cost) as total_effective_cost
from focus.cost_and_usage
where charge_period_start >= $1::timestamptz
  and charge_period_end < $2::timestamptz
  and commitment_discount_status = 'Unused'
group by 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
order by total_effective_cost desc nulls last, commitment_discount_id
limit 500

Parameters: $1 = period_start, $2 = period_end

Original FOCUS SQL

SELECT
  MIN(ChargePeriodStart) AS ChargePeriodStart,
  MAX(ChargePeriodEnd) AS ChargePeriodEnd,
  ServiceProviderName,
  BillingAccountId,
  CommitmentDiscountId,
  CommitmentDiscountType,
  CommitmentDiscountStatus,
  SUM(BilledCost) AS TotalBilledCost,
  SUM(EffectiveCost) AS TotalEffectiveCost
FROM focus_data_table
WHERE ChargePeriodStart >= ? AND ChargePeriodEnd < ?
  AND CommitmentDiscountStatus = 'Unused'
GROUP BY
  ServiceProviderName,
  BillingAccountId,
  CommitmentDiscountId,
  CommitmentDiscountType,
  CommitmentDiscountStatus

Columns used

Column names from the source use case.

Read the source on focus.finops.org ↗