Which format is used to export metering reports from Cloud Pak for Integration?

IBM Cloud Pak for Integration utilizes the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services License Service to monitor and report on license usage. When generating an audit snapshot or retrieving metering reports, the service packages the data into a compressed .zip file. This package contains a complete set of audit files, and the data within these files is formatted as Comma-Separated Values (CSV). This standard format facilitates easy analysis and processing of license usage data in spreadsheet programs or other data analysis tools.

A. XML: The IBM License Service, which handles metering, is explicitly documented to generate reports in CSV format, not XML.

C. DSV: While CSV is a type of Delimiter-Separated Values (DSV) file, CSV is the specific, documented format used, making it the most accurate answer.

D. YAML: YAML is a data serialization language primarily used for configuration files (e.g., in Kubernetes), not for exporting tabular metering reports.

1. IBM Cloud Pak foundational services Documentation

License Service

"Retrieving an audit snapshot": "The audit snapshot is a compressed .zip package that includes a complete set of audit CSV files. The audit snapshot is crucial for compliance and audit purposes." This section further lists the contents of the package

all of which are .csv files (e.g.

productsdaily.csv).

2. IBM Cloud Pak for Integration 2023.4 Documentation

Administering

"Metering and tracking license usage": This document confirms that Cloud Pak for Integration uses the IBM Cloud Pak foundational services License Service for metering

which directs to the aforementioned documentation specifying the CSV format for exported data.