# Allocated Method ID

Allocated Method ID is the unique identifier for the [allocated method](#glossary:allocated-method) defined by the service provider which was used for the [Data Generator-Calculated Split Cost Allocation](#attributes.datagenerator-calculatedsplitcostallocationhandling). This unique identifier can be used to find how the [allocated charge](#glossary:allocated-charge) was calculated in the provider's documentation.

## Requirements

AllocatedMethodId MUST adhere to the following requirements:

* AllocatedMethodId MUST be of type String.
* AllocatedMethodId MUST conform to [StringHandling](#attributes.stringhandling) requirements.
* AllocatedMethodId MUST adhere to the following nullability requirements:
  * AllocatedMethodId MUST be null when a [*charge*](#glossary:charge) is not related to a data generator-calculated split cost allocation.
  * AllocatedMethodId MUST NOT be null when a *charge* is related to a data generator-calculated split cost allocation.
* Data generator-calculated split cost allocation method documentation MUST reference a single AllocatedMethodId value.

## Column ID

AllocatedMethodId

## Display Name

Allocated Method ID

## Description

A unique identifier defining the method of data generator-calculated split cost allocation.

## Content Constraints

| Constraint      | Value                                                |
| :-------------- | :--------------------------------------------------- |
| Dataset         | [Cost and Usage](#datasets.costandusage)             |
| Column type     | Dimension                                            |
| Feature level   | Conditional                                          |
| Allows nulls    | True                                                 |
| Data type       | String                                               |
| Value format    | \<not specified>                                     |

## Version Introduced

1.3