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MCM - Minor update to understand usage file for exports and Usage details API
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articles/cost-management-billing/understand/understand-usage.md

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ms.service: cost-management-billing
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ms.subservice: billing
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 03/13/2023
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ms.date: 03/20/2023
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ms.author: banders
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# Understand the terms in your Azure usage and charges file
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The detailed usage and charges file contains daily rated usage based on negotiated rates,
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purchases (for example, reservations, Marketplace fees), and refunds for the specified period.
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Fees don't include credits, taxes, or other charges or discounts.
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Fees don't include credits, taxes, or other charges or discounts. You manually download the usage and charges file.
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The information in the usage and charges file is the same information that's [exported from Cost Management](../costs/tutorial-export-acm-data.md). And, it's the same information that's retrieved from the Cost Details API. For more information about choosing a method to get cost details, see [Choose a cost details solution](../automate/usage-details-best-practices.md).
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The following table covers which charges are included for each account type.
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Account type | Azure usage | Marketplace usage | Purchases | Refunds
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BillingProfileId¹ | All | Unique identifier of the EA enrollment, PAYG subscription, MCA billing profile, or AWS consolidated account.
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BillingProfileName | All | Name of the EA enrollment, PAYG subscription, MCA billing profile, or AWS consolidated account.
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ChargeType | All | Indicates whether the charge represents usage (**Usage**), a purchase (**Purchase**), or a refund (**Refund**).
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ConsumedService | EA, PAYG | Name of the service the charge is associated with. For more information about choosing a method to get cost details, see [Choose a cost details solution](../automate/usage-details-best-practices.md).
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ConsumedService | All | Name of the service the charge is associated with.
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CostCenter¹ | EA, MCA | The cost center defined for the subscription for tracking costs (only available in open billing periods for MCA accounts).
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Cost | EA, PAYG | See CostInBillingCurrency.
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CostInBillingCurrency | MCA | Cost of the charge in the billing currency before credits or taxes.

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