CDW · FinOps Profile

Cdw Finops

FOCUS-aligned FinOps for CDW. CDW does not bill for API calls; the cost surface is the product purchases that flow through the Catalog / PunchOut / eProcurement integration. FinOps reporting rolls up product spend by buyer system, cost center, and category, and uses API telemetry only as a control-plane signal.

Cdw Finops is the FinOps profile for CDW on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in USD, on a per-order / monthly cycle, and pricing category pass-through product purchase (no api fee).

The profile maps 6 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include eProcurement, IT Distribution, Catalog, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: IT Distribution + eProcurement Pricing: Pass-Through Product Purchase (No API Fee) Billing: Per-Order / Monthly FOCUS v1.3
eProcurementIT DistributionCatalogFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseTaxAdjustmentRefund

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
InvoiceIssuerName
CDW LLC
ProviderName
CDW
PublisherName
CDW LLC
ServiceCategory
IT Distribution
ServiceName
CDW Catalog / eProcurement

Meters

catalog_api_requests
Unit: request
punchout_sessions
Unit: session
purchase_orders_received
Unit: po
invoiced_amount
Unit: USD
invoices_issued
Unit: invoice

Sources