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Skill 08 · Azure Advisor Cost Optimization
Subchapter 8.3
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Read Table format before rendering tables. Focused answers start with the requested result, not discovery; selected resources and lifecycle reports use their scenario templates.
Recommendation subscriptionName is a top-level field, not inside properties.
When reading large responses or projecting compact rows, preserve it alongside the
resource ID, name, resource group and savings; do not extract only properties.
Reuse the returned subscription ID-to-name mapping in later reports, including
prevalidation responses that contain only resource IDs. Prefer returned or already
resolved names; use an ID only when neither provides a name. Do not query Azure again
just to recover names already returned, or claim those names were unavailable.
Normal groups[].count and totalRecommendations count records: label Recommendations,
not unique resources. Prioritized counts are distinct Affected resources per type; the sum
can include a resource under multiple types, not globally unique resources.
These meanings also apply to summary.cost.recommendationCount, typeTotals[] and
statusTotals[]. Never substitute list length or visible-group sums.
Disclose hidden groups using totalRecommendationGroupCount and
remainingRecommendationGroupCount; full Cost totals can cover undisplayed types.
Use summary.cost independently of top/prioritization:
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
currencyTotals[].potentialSavings | Yearly potential savings |
currencyTotals[].accumulatedWaste | Cost: accumulated Advisor cost, not yearly savings |
currencyTotals[].realizedSavings | Realized savings in the appropriate lifecycle |
typeTotals[] | Match recommendationTypeId; use returned names/measures |
statusTotals[] | Lifecycle counts, not monetary totals |
billReducingOpportunityCount, zeroSavingsCount, unavailablePricingCount | Opportunity/pricing coverage |
asOfUtc, fromUtc, toUtc | Calculation cutoff/window |
Current currencyTotals calculations are Retail USD; an empty array is not zero.
potentialValueCount, accumulatedWasteCount, realizedSavingsCount measure availability,
not extra opportunities. Disclose missing pricing and partial monetary coverage.
List money comes directly from properties.savings.retail.yearlyPotentialSavings, .cost,
.realizedSavings. Use only returned type totals
in detail introductions; omit unavailable totals rather than summing capped rows.
| Calculation source | Basis |
|---|---|
summary.cost.pricingBasis, matching typeTotals[].pricingBasis, prioritizationSignals.pricingBasis | Returned basis |
| Documented retail-only summary | Retail |
properties.savings.retail | Retail |
| Unidentified source without a documented contract | Unavailable |
Calculated savings use Retail USD. State counts or unrelated raw pricing do not establish basis/currency. Raw contractual input alongside retail calculations is not a contractual estimate. One basis line covers shared-basis amounts; never infer or convert contractual calculations from raw provider data. Do not invent discounts or contractual availability/calculations. Failed/empty queries are not zero.