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What are the data requirements for growth accounting?
Table 9What are the data requirements for growth accounting?
| Data object | Minimum fields | Review question |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning and ending snapshots | Unit ID, amount, currency, period, scope, and source timestamp | Can both endpoints be rebuilt from stored rows? |
| Unit hierarchy | Customer, account, contract, line, product, and parent-child links | Which unit is allowed to move, renew, or exit? |
| Movement events | Event type, effective date, amount change, reason, and rule version | Why is this row new, expanded, contracted, lost, or residual? |
| Commercial context | Price, seats, usage, term, discount, credit, and foreign-exchange treatment | Which drivers are visible and which remain residual? |
| Provenance and exceptions | Source system, extract ID, correction history, owner, and disposition | Can a reviewer trace and challenge the classification? |
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What is growth accounting? Separate new, retained, expanded, and lost revenue
Growth accounting reconciles recurring revenue through new, expanded, contracted, and lost components. Keep revenue and customer counts separate.
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