Interval Data Physical Attributes
When defining a collection of billable data, there are basic attributes, which need to be defined:
• Unit of Measure
• Minutes per Interval
• Service Quantity Identifier
• Is this data owned by a service agreement or is it common data?
These are physical attributes of the data and have nothing to do with the business purpose of the data. This information is defined on the Profile Type.
The profile type may also include algorithms related to its data:
• Validation algorithms may be used to check and correct various conditions related to the interval data. Refer to Validation of Profile Data for more information.
• A creation algorithm may be used to derive data for a profile. Refer to Creation of Profile Data through Data Derivation for more information.
Refer to Designing Interval Profile Types for more information.
You will see later that classic TOU Maps also have a classic TOU Map Type. Refer to Physical Attributes of a classic TOU Map for more information.